Manuscript fragment on parchment of a Gallican Psalter containing readings from Psalms 42, 50, and 58.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 3-line initials at the beginning of Psalms are in red, which in places has oxidized to a silver color; 1-line initials at the beginning of verses are in red square capitals; rubrics written in red rustic capitals; the first line of each Psalm is written in brown rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a Gallican psalter containing portions of Psalms 29 and 32.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: one 3-line initial at the beginning of Psalm 30 in silver highlighted with blue and green; initials at the beginning of verses are in red square capitals; Psalm 30 begins with a full line of brown rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and one punctus flexus, but the punctus elevatus and punctus flexus may be later alterations of original punctus; later gothic hands have made corrections and liturgical additions in the margin of fol. 1r.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a psalter containing portions of Psalms 22, 87, and 88.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: the beginning of each Psalm has a 4-line initial in orange or brown square capitals with a single round form of "D", occasionally filled with yellow and green wash; 1-line initials at the beginning of verses alternate in brown and orange filled with yellow wash and in brown rustic capitals and uncials; rubrics are mostly written in orange minuscule, which are written in rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and punctus interrogativus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a psalter containing portions of Psalms 148, 149, and 150
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 1-line verse initials are in red square capitals with round "E"; punctuated with the punctus; the Psalms are written in verse with no divisions between the psalms.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a psalter containing portions of Psalms 93-100
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 2- to 4-line initials at the beginning of the Psalms are in red uncials and capitals; 1-line initials at the beginning of verses are in red; the first word of each Psalm is written in rustic capitals; puncutated with the punctus; Psalms not written in verse.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a psalter containing a portion of Psalm 36.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in large late Caroline minuscule., Decoration: 1-line initials of each verse are in orange square capitals; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus., and Condition: tear in outer and lower margin repaired with gold and pale red thread.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a psalter containing portions of Psalms 71 and 77.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 2-line initials are the beginning of the Psalms are in red, which has oxidized in places to silver and decorated with with two or three small round red dots protruding into the interior of the letter; 1-line initials at the beginning of verses in red uncials and square capitals; rubrics written in red capitals; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; there are several antiphons in the margins in a contemporary hand with interlinear neumes in the St. Gall style.
Manuscript fragments, on parchment, from a Quadruplex Psalter, in which the text of each page is arranged in four precisely parallel columns, each containing a different version of the text, with the intention of enabling textual comparison and criticism. Fragment 1 contains portions of Psalms 31 and 32; fragment 2 contains portions of Psalms 38 and 39.
Description:
In Latin and transliterated Greek., Layout: originally 4 columns of 40 lines each., Script:pregothic., and Decoration: rubricated. Small and larger initials also in red ink.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a sacramentary containing among other items: Mass for a saint whose relics are held in the church; Mass for a priest; Mass requesting the grace of the Holy Spirit; Mass on the temptation of the flesh; Mass for the Bishop; Mass for the living; and Mass for the living and the dead
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 2-line initials at the beginning of each Mass are in red square capitals; 1-line initials are in red square capitals; rubrics written in red rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus.
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