Manuscript on parchment (goatskin) of Ps.-Cicero, Rhetorica ad Herennium
Description:
In Latin., Script: Copied by one hand in small Southern Gothica Textualis Libraria (Rotunda) in two sizes., Headings in red. Paragraph marks in red or blue. Plain initials (mostly 2-line) in red. Flourished initials of various sizes in blue with red penwork (a few have deviant colours). Each of the four books opens with a large flourished initial; the one at the beginning of Book II is a littera duplex (7 lines), the one at the beginning of Book I, of the same type, is more elaborate (14 lines). Both initials are followed by a line in fancy majuscules alternating with penwork., Numerous wormholes in the covers and first and last leaves. Some irregular edges and corners., and Unbound.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Pseudo-Cicero.
Subject (Topic):
Latin literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Rhetoric
Manuscript on paper (coarse, remains of deckle edges) of 1) Unidentified Italian epitome of the Ps.-Ciceronian Rhetorica ad Herennium. 2) Unidentified and anonymous treatise on memory
Description:
In Italian., Watermarks, along upper edge: unidentified mountain and hunting horn., Script: Written in gothic bookhand by a single scribe, above top line., Spaces left for initials remain unfilled, except on f. 25r where there are three poorly executed initials in red; guide letters for decorator. Paragraph marks and initial strokes, in red., and Binding: Nineteenth century, Italy (?). Half bound in vellum with a gold-tooled spine and Spanish marbled sides. Ribbon bookmark.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Pseudo-Cicero.
Subject (Topic):
Literature, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, Memory, and Rhetoric
Manuscript on parchment (palimpsest throughout, from many different manuscripts, 15th century, primarily documents that were previously folded and a large service book with musical notation) of Ps.-Cicero, Rhetorica ad Herennium
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written by a single scribe in fere-humanistic script with numerous abbreviations., Red initial, 5-line, with purple penwork flourishing that extends down inner margin, marks beginning of text, f. 3r. Plain red initial, 3-line, f. 3v. Spaces with guide letters are unfilled for remainder of codex. Initial letter for each sentence stroked with red, ff. 3r-4r only., and Binding: Nineteenth century, England. Bound by Charles Lewis (London, 1807-36) in brown diced calf with a gold-tooled title: "Ciceronis Rhetorica MS in Membr". Edges gilt.
