Manuscript on paper of 1) Das Leiden Ihesu Christi. 2) Prayers for a woman
Description:
In German., Script: Written in uptight informal batarde by a single scribe., Ordinary blue initials, 2-line, on ff. 1r and 76r, with crude penwork designs in red. Plain 1-line initials, paragraph marks, headings, and letter strokes, as well as some corrections, in red., and Binding: 16th-17th centuries. Wooden boards, slightly cut in at the fore-edge for two catches on the upper cover and covered in brown calf, blind-tooled in a curvilinear design, are probably early. The rest of the stab-sewn, rebacked binding obviously is not. Upper board detached, fastenings wanting.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Jesus Christ
Subject (Topic):
Passion, Christian literature, German, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on paper of Heinrich von Sankt Gallen (c. 1350-after 1409), Passionstraktat, a treatise on the Passion. With various prayers
Description:
In German., Script: Two scribes: A, called S. Bawman (Baumann), from Nördlingen (Bavaria), writes Gothica Hybrida Libraria/Formata with calligraphic extensions on the top and bottom lines (ff. 2r-140v); B writes Gothica Cursiva Libraria/Currens (ff. 141r-168v)., Headings and names of quoted authorities in the text in red. Red stroking of the majuscules. Plain initials in red. Decorated initial (6 lines) in purple on gold background with floral engraving, in a rectangular trompe-l'oeil frame in the shape of a green and red stone slab, on f. 2r; with vegetal border (acanthuses in purple, blue, green and yellow in the four margins). On the facing page (f. 1v, art. 1) full-page miniature in a similar frame and with a similar engraved background in gold: the Annunciation, with God the Father in the upper left corner. Border decoration: at the four corners and in the middle of the sides a golden ball with sprays in ink., and Binding: Original (?) brown leather over wooden boards, blind-tooled with central panel and fillet frames with circular and lozenge-shaped stamps: one recognizes a Christ's head, an angel, birds, and a curious stamp in the form of a wooden branch. Remnants of two brass clasps fixed to the rear cover. Spine (repaired) with three raised bands, the upper and lower one over double thongs, the middle one over a single one.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Heinrich von Sankt Gallen. and Jesus Christ
Subject (Topic):
Passion, Christian literature, German, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on paper of Reformatio Sigismundi, originally written in 1439 at the alleged instigation of the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund (1368-1437) for the Council of Basel. The text of Marston MS 273 is the vulgate version (V), composed around 1440. As with other versions, the author of this text is supposedly Friedrich von Lantnau or Lantzenau
Description:
In German., Watermarks: similar in general design but not in proportions to Briquet Char 3539., Script: Written by a single scribe in a neat hybrida script, without loops and with very few abbreviations., Spaces for title on f. 1r and elsewhere remain unfilled, as do spaces for initials; some rubrics within text in red., and Binding: Nineteenth century, Germany. Bluish green marbled paper wrapper.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, 1368-1437. and Council of Basel
Subject (Topic):
Christian literature, German and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on paper of John of Freiburg (Iohannes Lector Friburgensis OP, d. 1314), Summa confessorum, German adaptation by Berthold of Freiburg (Bertholdus Friburgensis OP, 14th century).
Description:
In German., Watermarks: var. Piccard, v. 15, VIII.1547?; var. Piccard, v. 110, III.1667?., Script: Copied by Johannes Geratwol in Gothica Cursiva Libraria/Currens with some Bastarda characteristics., Headings, heightening of the majuscules and mostly 1-line plain initials in red or green. The initial on f. 1r has green penwork. The first lines of all titles in art. 1 are underlined in red., and Binding: Original pigskin, blind-tooled with lozenges traced in double fillets over bevelled oak boards. Spine with three raised bands, a label with handwritten title (worn) and a small label with the shelfmark "634"; the same number is written on the front cover. Traces of one strap attached to the rear cover and clutching over a pin (lacking) on the front cover.The binding stays and the lining inside the spine are said to come from a 12th-century Antiphonary from Tyrol, with text from the office for Epiphany. One strip of the spine lining would be from an unidentified 14th-century manuscript.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Johannes, von Freiburg, d. 1314. and Dominicans
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Christian literature, German, Confession, Catholic Church, and Manuscripts, Medieval
