Manuscript fragment on parchment of a hymnal including among others: Bede, Carmen 6; Ambrose, hymn 12; anonymous hymns
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in an elegant Caroline minuscule in the same style and presumably in the same scriptorium as Beinecke MS 481.39 as well as several other fragments still at Lambach., and Decoration: 2-line initials written in orange uncials; rubrics written in orange rustic capitals; the first 1 to 4 words of each hymn are written in brown rustic capitals; there is space for neumes in the outer margin but they have not been added; punctuated with punctus.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church, Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735., and Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397.
Manuscript on paper of a liturgical Psalter with additional hymns. The codex was bound incorrectly; ff. 185-196 should follow f. 120
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks similar to Briquet Lettre P 8598., Script: Written by a single scribe in bold gothic textura., Initials, 3- to 1-line, at beginning of each verse, in red; rubrics throughout., Most leaves are stained and repaired., and Binding: Covers and spine missing.