Manuscript fragment on parchment of a gradual containing among other items: Christmas Eve (24 December); Christmas (25 December); St. Agatha (5 February); St. Valentine (14 February); Chair of Peter (22 December); an unidentified Mass; Annunciation (25 March); and St. Rupert (27 March).
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 2-line initials of major feasts are in red uncials; 1-line chant initials are brown highlighted with red; rubrics are in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus; hyphenation in the same ink as the rubrics; interlinear neumes in the St. Gall style.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Graduals (Chants)
Manuscript on paper of Jacobus de Vitriaco, Historia Hierosolymitana Abbreviata, book 1 (the "Historia Orientalis").
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks: Piccard, Ochsenkopf XII.749, XIII.771, and similar to XI.226., Script: Written in a well formed hybrida script by a single scribe., One illuminated intial, f. 1r, 18-line, dark green with stylized foliage in light green with yellow shading against red with gold filigree and gold ground edged dark and light grey. Foliage serifs, blue, green, pink, red, and grey with gold balls and gold accents extending into the upper, inner, and outer margins to form a partial border of attenuated and stylized curling leaves. One flourished initial, 5-line, blue with red penwork, f. 5v. Plain initials alternate red and blue. Headings in red for table and a few chapters; most spaces left unfilled by rubricator., and Binding: Fifteenth century, Southern Germany or Austria. Original wound sewing on three tawed skin, slit straps laced through tunnels in the edges to channels on the outside of flush beech boards and pegged twice. The spine is lined with vellum between supports. Covered in brown calf, blind-tooled with a rope-work flower in a central panel which is divided in three, the upper and lower sections divided into triangles; the whole panel within a rope interlace border. Spine: bands outlined with triple fillets. Two fastenings, now wanting, the lower board cut in to accomodate them.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Jacques, de Vitry, approximately 1170-1240.
Subject (Topic):
Crusades, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a homiliary containing portions of Gregory the Great's Homiliae xl in evangelia and Pseudo-Origen's Homily I.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in early gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 3-line initial "I" and 2-line round "E" are in red; rubrics written in red in the same script as the text; the first letter "M" of the Bible lesson on fol. 1r is in red; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and punctus interrogativus; hyphenation in the same ink as the text.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a homiliary containing an unidentified sermon on the Resurrection; Pseudo-Maximus Taurinensis, Sermones; an unidentified sermon on confession; a sermon on confession based on Ps.-Augustine's Sermon 254
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 2-line initials at the beginning of sermons are in red uncials; 1-line initials are in brown rustic capitals and uncials; rubrics written in red minuscule; punctuated with the punctus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a missal containing: Visitation of Mary (2 July); Mass for an unidentified martyr; St. Pantaleon (27 July); Mass on the five wounds of Christ; Mass for the living; and Votive Mass in time of temptation
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in two sizes of gothic script (littera textualis formata) with a larger script for the lessons and prayers and a smaller script for the chants., and Decoration: there are spaces for initials and rubrics, but none have been added except for the lengthy rubric on fol. 2v; 1-line capitals within lessons are black; punctuated with the punctus, rarely; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text; accents added by a later hand.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a noted breviary containing: Epiphany (6 January) with lessons from Bede and Paul the Deacon's Homilary; Purification of Mary (2 February) with lessons from Pseudo-Augustine, Sermon 370
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in two sizes of Caroline minuscule with a smaller script for chants and a larger script for lessons., and Decoration: 1-line initials at beginning of lessons and of lauds are in orange square capitals or uncials; other 1-line initials are in brown rustic capitals with enlarged minuscule "e" are occasionally highlighted in orange; initials of responses ornamented with orange dots; rubrics written in orange capitals; punctuated with punctus in chants and punctus, punctus versus, and punctus interrogativus in lessons; antiphons and responses contain interlinear neumes in St. Gall style.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735., Pseudo-Augustine., and Catholic Church
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a noted breviary containing in part: Epiphany (6 January); Octave of Epiphany; Sunday I after Epiphany; and Sunday I per annum
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in two sizes of early gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 1- to 3-line initials at the beginning of lessons and prayers are in red square capitals; the responsorial liturgy on fol. 4v begins with a 2-line round "D" in red; initials at the beginning of the Benedictus and Magnificat antiphons are 1-line red capitals; other 1-line initials are in a mixture of brown uncials or rustic capitals with initials of responses dotted in red; rubrics are written in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus for the chants, and the punctus, punctus elevatus, and punctus interrogativus for the lessons; interlinear neumes in the St. Gall style; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a Gallican Psalter containing readings from Psalms 32, 35, and 36.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: the Psalms are written according to verse lines; 3-line initial "N" at the beginning of Psalm 36 is a square capital in orange; 1-line initials at the beginning of verses are in orange; rubrics written in orange rustic capitals; the first line of Psalm 36 is written in brown capitals with uncial and rustic capital forms; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; a contemporary hand has written "...viam" with neumes in the margin of fol. 2r.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a Gallican psalter containing portions of Psalms 29 and 32.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: one 3-line initial at the beginning of Psalm 30 in silver highlighted with blue and green; initials at the beginning of verses are in red square capitals; Psalm 30 begins with a full line of brown rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and one punctus flexus, but the punctus elevatus and punctus flexus may be later alterations of original punctus; later gothic hands have made corrections and liturgical additions in the margin of fol. 1r.
