Manuscript volume, in the hand of an unidentified nun at the monastery of Scala Coeli in Genoa, containing copies of Italian translations from the Revelationes, Sermo Angelicus, and other texts from the Liber Caelestis of Saint Bridget. On the colophon, the scribe identifies herself as a professed nun of the Order of Saint Bridget, and states that the work was completed on July 26, 1626. The manuscript also includes circa 27 contemporary devotional engravings placed throughout the text, many with identifiable artists and publishers from Italy, France, the Netherlands, and elsewhere. The engravings depict Christian figures, including the Blessed Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, the archangel Michael, and various saints; and scenes from the New Testament, including from the lives of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ
Description:
Bridget of Sweden (approximately 1303-1373) was a mystic and saint. She experienced visions beginning in childhood, the records of which were gathered and translated into Latin. They are collectively known as the Revelationes and Liber Caelestis., The Birgittine convent known as Scala Coeli was founded in Genoa, Italy, circa 1406. Nuns at the convent translated the writings of Saint Bridget into Italian., In Italian; colophon in Latin., Title from first leaf., Includes table of contents on six leaves at end., Colophon, leaf 317r., and Binding: Contemporary red leather over wooden boards; front and back covers have blind tooled rules and rolls, with a central figure of a female saint and the letters "M S B G" tooled in gold; spine with raised bands and a blind tooled flower in each compartment; front edge originally had two leather straps with brass clasps, and is now lacking one strap and clasp. Later (19th century?) paper spine label with manuscript inscription: "[illegible] S. Brigid. Cavate dei libri delle sue rivela[tion]. Opera di una monaca della ordine stisso[?] per comodite delle Sorelle 1626".
Subject (Geographic):
Italy., Italy, and Sweden
Subject (Name):
Bridget, of Sweden, Saint, approximately 1303-1373., Bridget, of Sweden, Saint, approximately 1303-1373, Jesus Christ, John, the Baptist, Saint, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, and Michael (Archangel)
Subject (Topic):
Devotion to, Devotion, Nuns, Saints, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript on parchment of 1) Lessons for the sanctorale from Saturninus through Catharine, including many Franciscan feasts. 2) Bull of canonization of Bernardinus of Siena, ending defectively. 3) Lessons for the common of saints and for the anniversary of a dedication of a church
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In Latin., Script: Written by one person in round gothic bookhand., One 9-line initial, f. 1r, St. Saturninus holding an open book and martyr's palm, three-quarter length in front of trees and sky, dark blue with white filigree; purple foliage against a gold ground edged in black, with curling purple, green, and gold foliage extending into margin. Full border, framed in blue and gold, with three roundels in lower margin, right and left, hour glasses with scrolls with the motto "Pan. se. de. moi.", center, a coat of arms (barry of 6, sable and argent; overall a bend or). In upper margin, at right, a smaller roundel with a duck; at center, a Greek cross in gold, on purple; each framed in gold with blue or purple. Some foliage, as in initial, in center outer margin; border otherwise filled with blue and purple flowers with red and green centers, symmetrically disposed with smaller blue, purple, and green flowers, blue, purple, red and gold dots and fine spiralling vines in light brown. 2-line initials throughout, red or blue with blue or red penwork, with flourishes. 1-line red or blue paragraph marks. Rubrics throughout., and Binding: Eighteenth century. Brown calf over wooden boards, blind-tooled. Five very small, round bosses on each board and two fastenings. Rebacked. Pastedowns and flyleaves are conjugate leaves from a gradual (Italy, 16th century): front pastedown hidden under bookplates; front flyleaf with parts of the third Christmas mass and the rubric for Circumcision; back flyleaf with part of the first Christmas mass; back pastedown with parts of the mass of Epiphany.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Padua (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Graduals (Liturgical books), Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Lectionaries, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on parchment of fragments from an Epistolary of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Temporale
Description:
In Latin., Script: copied by a single hand writing a large and regular Carolina. Headings in a mixture of Capitalis and Uncialis. Neumatic notation on a red line., Headings in red. Heightening of majuscules in yellow. Initials in red heightened with yellow, placed between the double bounding lines., and Binding: red morocco over pasteboard; spine with 4 raised bands. The front cover decorated with a wreath in green, silver and gold containing the initials “S.C.C.” in gold.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a lectionary containing readings from Luke 1 and 3 and John 1.
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In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: one 4-line and two 3-line initials are in red, decorated with blue penwork; 1-line initials at the beginning of verses are in brown uncials highlighted with red; rubrics are written in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and punctus interrogativus; hyphenation and accents in the same ink as the text; there are three signs that occur over syllables of words, one similar to a backwards "3", one similar to a squarish backwards "C", and the third a virgule; perhaps theese are pitch or accent marks or some other type of aid for reading aloud.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a lectionary containing: Lamentations 9 and Hebrews 6.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: two 3-line initials outlined in brown; 1-line capitals are in brown rustic capitals; Hebrew words in Lamentations are written in rustic capitals; interlinear neumes for the lessons from Lamentations were added later; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus.
Manuscript fragment, on parchment, from an Italian lectionary, containing readings from Luke 7.
Description:
In Latin., Script: Italian gothic bookhand., Decoration: rubricated. Capitals in alternating red and blue ink., and Top of leaf trimmed, with margin and text loss.
Manuscript fragment, on parchment, from an Italian lectionary, possibly containing Advent readings
Description:
In Latin., Script: late Caroline minuscule; headings in uncials., Decoration: rubricated. Three elongated initials in red ink., and Layout: two columns of 32 lines.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a lectionary for the Mass containing excerpts from Luke 1 and 12 and from John 21.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in progothic minuscule., and Decoration: 3-line initials "I" at the beginning of lessons are in red; other 1-line initials are in brown uncials; rubrics are written in red minuscule with some capital forms (H and Q); punctuated with the punctus and the punctus interrogativus.
