Manuscript on paper of Eberhardus Bethuniensis, Graecismus
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks: similar to Briquet Lettre G 8199, Briquet Lettre B 7980, Briquet Fleur 6393, Briquet Joug 7872, 7876., Script: Written in gothic bookhand by a single scribe, below top line., Plain initials, paragraph marks, initial strokes, punctuation, in red. Guide letters for rubricator., Ink has corroded some leaves; many leaves repaired in margins., and Binding: Nineteenth century, Italy. Half bound in vellum with paper spattered with black on the sides. Gold-tooled spine with black label: "Trattato de' Grecismi in Versi Latini," and "1471" stamped along lower edge.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Evrard, de Béthune.
Subject (Topic):
Didactic poetry, Latin, Latin language, Grammar, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript fragment, on parchment, from this Latin grammar text
Description:
In Latin., Layout: single columns of 24 lines, centered, with gloss in a much smaller script surrounding the central text., Script: gothica textualis semi-quadrata, with gloss in littera glossularis., and Decoration: paraph marks in alternating red and blue inks, in both the text and the gloss.
