Manuscript fragment on portions of 2 parchment bifolios. Removed from a binding where it functioned as the pastedowns and the first and last flyleaves
Description:
In Latin., Script: Arts. 1-4, 8-15 written in uncial; arts. 5-7 in a pre-Caroline minuscule with prominent ascenders., Pen-drawn initials, touched with red, yellow, green, and/or orange occur for each art.; some incorporate a sawtooth pattern and fish motif. Heading for art. 8 in majuscules for first line (filled with yellow, red, green) and red uncials for second; remainder of headings in red uncials., Leaves damaged by pasting, cutting, and folding., and Boxed.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sacramentaries
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a sacramentary
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in an unidentified script., Decoration: rubrics in red; capitals in red., and These fragments, which appear to be from the same manuscript, are contained in Zi 6309 (Dante, Convivio), in which they are used as front and back endpapers.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sacramentaries
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a sacramentary containing votive masses
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 2-line initials in red square capitals; 1-line capitals in brown uncials; rubrics written in red uncials; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text; a thirteenth-century hand has added text in the margin; there are numerous erasures and corrections in the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sacramentaries
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a sacramentary containing a mass for the living and dead and masses for dead bishops and for a dead priest
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 4-line initial "P" in red; the initials of other prayers are in red; rubrics in red minuscule; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sacramentaries
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a sacramentary containing Feria for various dates
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 2- to 3-line initials at the beginning of each Mass are in red square capitals; 1-line initials in a mixture of red uncials and square capitals; rubrics written in red minuscule, with some rustic capital forms; first word after the major initial is frequently written in brown rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sacramentaries
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a sacramentary containing numerous texts, including among others: St. Sebastian (20 January); St. Agnes (21 January); St. Vincent (22 January); St. Blaise (3 February); Deposition of St. Ambrose (5 April); an unidentified feast; Mass for almsgiving; Mass for the sick; Mass against mortality; Mass in tribulation; Mass to ask for fair weather; Mass for the living and the dead
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in small late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: initials for masses on fols. 1-3 are 2- to 5-line square capitals or uncials in red; on fols. 4-5 they are 1-line capitals in red; other 1-line initials are in red; rubrics, many rubbed and illegible, written in red minuscule; guide words for the rubricator written in brown minuscule; occasional chants have interlinear neumes in the St. Gall style; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sacramentaries
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a sacramentary containing among other texts: St. Thomas (21 December); Christmas Eve (24 December); Christmas morning (25 December); St. Anastasia (25 December); Christmas (25 December); Assumption (15 August); All Saints' Day (1 November); St. Martin (11 November); and St. Cecilia (22 November).
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in early gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 2- to 3-line Mass initials and UD are in red with red penwork; initials of prayers are 1-line red uncial or square capitals; other 1-line initials are in brown highlighted with red; rubrics written in red in the same script as the text; instructions to the rubricator in the outer margins; the first word of each Mass written in a mixture of rustic capitals and minuscule in brown highlighted with red; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sacramentaries
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a sacramentary containing votive masses for all ranks within the church for peace, for harmony, for households, and for travelers
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 2- and 3-line initials are in red; 1-line initials in black, sometimes highlighted with red; rubrics written in red in the same script as the text; the foliation is written in black; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sacramentaries
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a sacramentary containing: Canon of the Mass; Christmas Eve (24 December); and Christmas (25 December).
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in early gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 6-line Romanesque initial "D" in brown with intertwining brown vines ending in leaves; the letter and vines are decorated with bands filled with circles one of which has a 5-pointed asterisk in the center compartment; 2-line initials are in red square capitals; 1-line initials in red square capitals; rubrics written in red in the same script as the text; the first line of the mass for Christmas Eve is written in red capitals; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sacramentaries
