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1. Breviary
- Published / Created:
- 1478.
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 609
- Image Count:
- 372
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment. Includes a calendar for Augustinian hermits
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: Copied by one hand in small Southern Gothica Textualis Libraria under Humanistic influence (frequent use of Half-Uncial d), highly abbreviated., Heightening of the majuscules in yellow; headings in red. 1-line plain initials alternately in red and blue, with guide-letters, in the text (art. 2); 2-line plain initials alternately in red and blue, with guide-letters, placed half way in the text-block, except in col. a of the verso pages, where they are placed entirely in the margin. Running titles in red on most pages., Badly mutilated with missing folios., and Binding: ca. 1900 (before 1912) by P. Verburg in the workshop of Douglas Cockerell and in the style of the latter's bindings. Blind-tooled brown morocco over cardboard, with braided leather ties (defective) attached to the front cover and metal catchpins; hinges and back rubbed. Gilt edges.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Augustinians. and Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgy, Breviaries, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Monasticism and religious orders
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Breviary
2. Breviary
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1350]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 770
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript fragment on vellum of 1 leaf from a Breviary, with Feasts of Saint Luke (October 18) and the 11,000 Virgins (October 21).
- Description:
- In Latin., Two 10-line historiated initials, blue on red background and red on blue background, both letter and background decorated with white penwork, patches of gold in the corners, with foliate marginal extensions. Yellow stroking of majuscules. Red rubrics and 1-line versals. Alternately red and blue half inset 3-line flourished initials with penwork respectively in blue and purple, with marginal extensions., and Script: copied by one hand in small Northern Gothica Textualis Formata.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Ursula, Saint. and Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgy, Breviaries, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Breviary
3. Breviary
- Published / Created:
- [between 1350 and 1400]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 940
- Image Count:
- 732
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment. Includes computistical mnemonic verses for finding the date of Septuagesima for all the years of the 19-Years Cycle (Septuagesima interval prayer).
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: copied by one hand, writing Gothica Textualis Formata in two sizes. The scribe Pierre Berger, priest of the church of Our Lady in Bourg-en-Bresse (France, dépt. de l'Ain), is unrecorded., and Binding: 18th century (?). Plain leather. On the flat spine and partly on the covers, a label with the handwritten title "Heures / manuscrites / Sur Vélin. / d'une belle / Conservation".
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgy, Breviaries, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Breviary
4. Breviary
- Published / Created:
- [between 1500 and 1550]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 896
- Image Count:
- 277
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment of a Breviary
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: copied by two hands, both writing Gothica Textualis Formata. Hand A copied ff. 1r-8v in bold script with little angularity and long ascenders and descenders; hand B copied all the other pages in Textus Semiquadratus in two sizes, with conspicable forking at the top of the ascenders, spurs, hairlines, a very short d and Southern German or Central European features such as the shape of the -orum and -arum abbreviations, the use of y for ii, etc. The texts on the inserted leaflets and some corrections are in Gothica Hybrida (Fractura)., Slips of parchment with additional texts have been inserted between ff. 18-19, 33-34, 35-36., Red rubrics and red stroking of majuscules. Red initials: 1-line versals, 2-line plain initials; art. 1 opens with a 4-line initial and features several 3-line initials, all of the same type as the other ones in the manuscript., and Binding: original, yellowish pigskin over bevelled wooden boards; both covers blind-tooled with frames of fillets and rolls. Spine blind-tooled with three raised bands. Remnants of two clasps attached to the rear board, with engraved brass catches (one partly preserved) on the front board. Yellow spine.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgy, Breviaries, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Breviary
5. Breviary
- Published / Created:
- [between 1300 and 1399].
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 939
- Image Count:
- 611
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment of 14th century French breviary; includes a liturgical calendar, a ferial psalter, an Office for the Dead, a Temporal, a Sanctoral, a Common of the Saints, Readings, and a hymn in honor of St. Nicholas
- Description:
- Script: Copied in Northern Gothica Textualis Libraria. Art. 7 is written in the same script, but by a differnet hand, and in the15th century. Art. 8 and several other additions are written in Gothica Cursiva Libraria/Currens., Decoration: Yellow heightening of majuscules; red rubrics; underlinings and paragraph marks; alternately red and blue 1-line plain initials; 2-line (rarely 3-line) gold dentelle initials on a blue and/or red background with penwork; and several large foliate initials, anywhere between 4 and 8 lines, in the same colors, with decorative staff in the intercolumnary space or in the left margin. The lost first page of art. 2 possessed a large initial and full border in the same style. The 15th century addition has red rubrics and is decorated with 2-line red plain initials., Binding: 17th century undecorated brown sheepskin over cardboard, sewn on four double cords. The binding is very damaged and the spine is missing., and In Latin.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgy, Breviaries, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Breviary
6. Breviary
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1300 to 1500].
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 971
- Image Count:
- 753
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment of breviary (summer part) with calendars, ferial psalter and canticles, various hymns, lessons of the temporale, office of the virgin, and various prayers
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: copied by various hands in Northern Gothica Textualis Formata or Libraria; and additional parts (artt. 1-3, 11, 18-20) are in 15th century Gothica Hybrida or Semihybrida; and art. 21 is in Gothica Hybrida., Decoration: In the original section of the manuscript, there are red headings and rubrics, red paragraph marks, red stroking of majuscules and red 1-line versals. Other various red or red and blue initials are generally 2- or 3-lines and are plain or have interior reserved shapes. The Calendar and the 15th century additions have simple red decoration., and Binding: contemporary, red pigskin over wooden boards, sewn on three split leather thongs. The reamins of two brass clasps are attached to the rear board with corresponding catches on the front board.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgy, Breviaries, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Breviary
7. Breviary
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1499 to 1501]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 1007
- Image Count:
- 546
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment of a breviary with ferial psalter, various prayers, computistical tables, and a calendar
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: Copied by five hands in Gothica Hybrida Libraria: scribe A (Arnoldus Guetsen) copied ff. 1r-108v and 246r-268v; B copied f. 110r-v; C copied ff. 111r-206v; D copied ff. 207r-244v; and E copied f. 245r., Decoration: red rubrics, underlining and stroking of majuscules. Alternately red and blue versals; plain initials; and flourished initials or litterae duplices with penwork, which often takes the form of foliage. Gold initials with or without penwork are seen on ff. 111r-125v and 134r-141v. Large initials variously in the trompe-l'oeil style, the dentelle type, in gold and colours with borders, the Renaissance style, and the landscape style of the Ghent-Bruges school. See catralog description for further detail., and Binding: 20th century red morocco over wooden boards, sewn on two thiongs; two braided leather and brass clasps attached to the rear cover. Red, blue or green parchment tabs.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgy, Breviaries, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Psalters
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Breviary
8. Breviary
- Published / Created:
- [between 1490 and 1500]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 827
- Image Count:
- 299
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of the unfinished Winter part of a Breviary
- Description:
- In Latin., Watermarks: (1) Cardinal's hat, var. Briquet 3397 (1479-1494); (2) and (3) Bull's head, var. Briquet 15373 (1488-1501)., Script: the main part of the codex (ff. 1r-132v) is copied by a single scribe writing a bold and compressed small Gothica Semitextualis Libraria. Ff. 133r-143v and the two inserted leaves 24bis and 119bis are copied in a larger and less careful hand using the same type of script., Rubrics and underlining, versals and 2-line (3-line on f. 25r) plain initials, all in red. On f. 5r a 3-line initial at the opening of Psalm 1 is not executed. All decoration is missing on ff. 23v, 24bis r, 119bis r, f. 125v, line 12 to the bottom of f. 126r, ff. 137r-143v. On ff. 133r-136v there are rubrics (in pale red) but no initials. No guide letters., The manuscript contains: 1) Psalterium feriatum for Sunday up to Wednesday; ends Psalm 57:6. 2) Three hymns for Advent. 3) Temporale, winter part, from the first Sunday of Advent to Holy Saturday. 4) Sanctorale, winter part, from the Vigil of Andrew (29 November) to the Conversion of Paul (25 January). 5) Chapters and Responsories for the Common of the Saints: Apostles, Evangelists, One Martyr, Several Martyrs, One Confessor, Several Confessors, One Virgin, Several Virgins, All Saints, Angels. 6) Chapters for the office of the Virgin. 7) Chapters, Versicles and Responsories for Advent through the Holy Week. 8) Prayers for the office from Advent through St. Stephen (26 December)., and Binding: original quarter binding on two split leather thongs, square-edged beech boards; white pigskin decorated with blind-tooled fillets. One decorated brass clasp attached to the rear board, with a decorated brass catch fixed with three nails to the front board. The binding is reinforced with a strip of parchment cut from a ca. 1100 missal (?), decorated with versals and plain initials in red and a 5-line Romanesque initial in red with blue tendrils on a liquid gold background.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgy, Breviaries, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Monastic and religious life
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Breviary
9. Breviary (diurnal).
- Published / Created:
- [between 1400 and 1500]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 7
- Image Count:
- 378
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment (sturdy, of uneven quality) of a breviary
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: Written primarily by a single scribe in a small running script. Additions by several contemporary and later writers., Plain initials, 4- to 1-line, in red. Rubrics throughout., Portions of text, badly worn or trimmed, have been lost., and Binding: 15th-16th centuries. Resewn on two tapes. Wooden boards. Covered in dark brown calf, blind-tooled in a diamond pattern with indistinguishable ornaments within the diamonds and at their intersections. Traces of five round bosses, larger on lower board, metal corner pieces and a catch plate on the upper board. Rebacked, with leather formed in the shape of endbands in the turn-ins at head and tail of the spine and with a strap and pin (a modern nail?) fastening added.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgy, Breviaries, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Breviary (diurnal).
