Manuscript on parchment containing the Rule of St. Benedict, the Obituary of the Abbey of Vangadizza, and other texts
Description:
In Latin., Script: copied by various hands, all writing Southern Praegothica. In the Obituary (art. 6) the entries are added by many different, sometimes informal hands., The lower margin of f. 25 and the outer margin of f. 58 are replaced with modern parchment., The manuscript contains: 1) Benedictus Casinensis (500-550), Regula. 2) Promise formula of the novice upon his entry in religion. 3) Decrees of Pope Pascal II (1099-1118) and emperors Charlemagne (?800-814) and Lothar I (823-855) against alienating the goods of a church or monastery. 4) Alberic, bishop of Rimini (1158-1177), Letter to the prior and convent of Vangadizza, on the death of abbot Liutald. 5) Computistical notes and tables: (a) Table of the regulares lunae; (b) dates of the seven embolismi of the Nineteen-Years Cycle; (c) discussion of the three years of the Cycle in which epacts and embolismi differ; (d) table of the seven embolismi for all the years of the Nineteen-Years Cycle; in the first column the epacts; (e) a short table summarizing the data of table (d). 6) Obituary of the abbey of Vangadizza. 7) Liturgical instructions for observing the anniversary of Martin, first abbot of the monastery., Headings in red. Plain initials in red of various sizes (mostly 2-3 lines), sometimes with penwork decoration in the same colour (on f. 29 r in an initial a human head is drawn). On f. 4r the text of art. 1 opens with a 6-line zoomorphic initial "M" with two birds on a rectangular background. On f. 1r its preface opens with a 10-line historiated initial "A" , depicting St. Benedict explaining his rule to a monk, on a rectangular background. Both initials are in liquid gold, red, ocre and blue, and are followed by large display script in red, blue and ocre., and Binding: 19th century (?). Parchment over pasteboard. On the flat spine the handwritten 19th century inscription: "Regulae S. Benedicti et Kalendarium antiquum M.S."
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino., Benedictines., and Vangadizza (Abbey : Badia Polesine, Italy)
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval and Monasticism and religious orders
Manuscript on parchment of the Rules and Privileges of the Third Order of St. Francis; also containing ceremonials for the vestment and profession of friars and nuns of the Third Order
Description:
In Latin and Italian., Script: Artt. 1-5 are copied in large Southern Gothica Textualis Formata using Uncial and Half-Uncial "d"; art. 6 is copied by another hand in small Gothico-Humanistica; art. 7 is written by many different hands., Decoration: Red headings, yellow heightening of the majuscules, and blue paragraph marks; 1-line versals, 2-line flourished initials, with penwork and guide-letters; and on f. 3r, 6-line historiated initial showing pope Nicholas presenting the Rule to a friar and a nun of the Third Order. The style has been associated with that of the Florentine illuminator Gherardo di Giovanni di Miniato (d. 1497)., and Binding: 16th centry blind-tooled brown leather over thin wooden boards, sewn on three thongs; both covers decorated with frames of multiple fillets and stamps; remains of straps are attached to the front board, with associated pins on rear board.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Franciscans.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval and Monasticism and religious orders
A view of the altar that was erected by John James Capoccio in 1256 in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore of Rome, perhaps the work of Peter Cavallini
Alternative Title:
SS. omnium altare cum marmoreo vetere ciborio musivo opere artificiose constructo in quo sacrae reliquiae religiose coluntur and Altar erected in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore
Description:
Title engraved above image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate from: De Angelis, P. Basilicae S. Mariae Maioris de vrbe a Liberio Papa I vsqve ad Pavlvm V pont. max. ... Romae : Ex typographia B. Zannetti, 1621., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two sides., Scale bar below image labeled "Scala palmorum.", "H2"--Lower right corner of plate., The upper part of this altar was purchased by Sir William Hamilton in 1767 and was then sent to back England to Horace Walpole, who in 1771 erected a chapel at Strawberry Hill to display it., Mounted on page 174 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12., and On laid paper mount (43 x 27 cm) with Horace Walpole's annotation: This altar was erected by J. James Capoccio in the Church of Sta. Maria Maggiore of Rome; but being removed in 1767, the upper part, of beautifull mosaic, was purchased by Sr. W. Hamilton, younger son of Lord Archibald Hamilton, & then British Minister at Naples; and being sent by him to Mr. H. Walpole, the latter erected a chapel for it in his garden at Strawberry Hill near Twickenham in Middlesex, 1771.
Publisher:
B. Zannetti
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) and Santa Maria Maggiore (Church : Rome, Italy),
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a sacramentary containing: an unidentified prayer; prayers for before and after meals; benedictions; and prayers for the exorcism of people possessed by devils (including candidates for baptism).
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 2-line initials are red rustic capitals with single round "D"; 1-line initials are brown uncials; rubrics written in red rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus and punctus versus; accents in the same ink as the text.
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 votive masses
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 2-line initials in red square capitals; 1-line capitals in brown uncials; rubrics written in red uncials; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text; a thirteenth-century hand has added text in the margin; there are numerous erasures and corrections in the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sacramentaries
Illustration of a bronze vase that was excavated in Rome in 1702. At center is a side view of the vase, with a depiction of a sacrifice to Priapus, which wraps around the back of the vase, expanded horizontally so that the entire scene is visible. In the lower left is a top view of the vase labeled "bocca del' vaso" and in the lower right a bottom view labeled "fondo dell' vaso."
Description:
Title etched at top of plate., Date of publication based on death date of Horace Walpole, who included an impression of this print in an extra-illustrated copy of A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Possibly an image of the bronze vase that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill., Mounted on page 196 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; sheet 13.1 x 18.4 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
Illustration of a bronze vase that was excavated in Rome in 1702. At center is a side view of the vase, with a depiction of a sacrifice to Priapus, which wraps around the back of the vase, expanded horizontally so that the entire scene is visible. In the lower left is a top view of the vase labeled "bocca del' vaso" and in the lower right a bottom view labeled "fondo dell' vaso."
Description:
Title etched at top of plate., Date of publication based on death date of Horace Walpole, who included an impression of this print in an extra-illustrated copy of A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Possibly an image of the bronze vase that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill., and Mounted on page 153 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
Manuscript on paper (thick, coarse) of Lives of the Saints, preceded by accounts of events in the Bible from both the Old and New Testaments. Folios 51 and 61 interchanged in rebinding
Description:
In Italian., Watermarks: similar in design to Briquet Ciseaux 3708 dated Genoa, 1465., Script: Written by several scribes in unruly mercantesca script, above top line. Script becomes smaller and tighter toward end of codex., Crudely executed title page, f. 1r, consisting of floral and foliage motifs in upper margin, scroll around column in inner margin, and, in outer margin, scroll around column terminating in elongated arm with text on the scroll (much rubbed and stained). In lower margin a coat of arms (damaged; probably: or, two columns gules); the letters B and C on either side in the bases of columns in inner and outer margins. The decoration of title page in bright red and green. Plain initials (some with simple foliage designs), headings, paragraph marks, pointing hands, and hands holding crosses or symbols of passions of martyrs (e. g., gridiron for Laurence), all in bright red, green, and/or black., Folio 1 damaged; no loss of text., and Binding: Nineteenth century, Italy. Rigid vellum case with two red labels on spine: "Trattati di storia sacra" and "Manuscritto 1360".
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Christian hagiography, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Italian literature, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on parchment of Saints' lives and other texts
Description:
In Italian., Script: copied by one hand in Humanistica Textualis., The manuscript contains: 1) Ps.-Marcellus, Gesta Petri et Pauli. 2) Ps.-Bernardus Claraevallensis (Ps.-Anselmus Cantuariensis), Sermo de miseria humana. 3) Guigo II Carthusianus (d. 1188, Ps.-Augustinus Hipponensis), Epistola de vita contemplativa (Scala claustralium). 4) Italian version of Daniel 13:1-64. 5) Passio Ciryci et Iulittae. 6) Passio sanctae Caeciliae. 7) Passio sanctae Eugeniae. 8) Vita sanctae Theodorae. 9) Passio sanctae Theodosiae. 10) Passio sanctae Felicitatis cum septem filiis. 11) Passio sanctae Reparatae. 12) Passio sanctae Agathae. 13) Passio sanctae Luciae. 14) Passio sanctae Agnetis. 15) Passio sanctae Domitillae. 16) Vita sanctae Thaidos. 17) Passio sanctorum Simplicii, Faustini et Beatricis. 18) Vita sanctae Margaritae. 19) Vita sanctae Mariae Aegyptiacae. 20) Passio sanctae Ursulae et sociarum. 21) Vita sanctae Mariae Magdalenae, followed by three miracles performed by the saint., Headings in red, sometimes missing. Blue plain 3-line initials (Capitalis) with guide-letters, half inset; missing on p. 198. On the opening page white vinestem left margin border with incorporated 7-line initial, and white vinestem lower border with wreath in which a coat of arms is missing (a later hand, who made also a few notes elsewhere in the manuscript, has written in the blank space "Ipsa est antiquitas")., and Binding: 19th century. De luxe brown leather binding over cardboard, the covers decorated with gold- and blind-tooled frames; flat gold-tooled spine, with gold-tooled inscriptions: “LEGGENDE / DI SANTI / TESTO DI LINGUA / DEL / BUON SECOLO” and “TRASCRITTO / NEL / 1462”. Brownish marbled endleaves.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Christian hagiography, Christian literature, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on paper containing 1) Life of St. Renatus, bishop of Angers, afterwards of Sorrento (5th century). 2) Three sermons on the miracles of Sts. Renatus and Valerius. 3) Life of St. Antoninus, abbot of Sorrento (d. c. 830). 4) Life, translation and miracles of St. Baculus, bishop of Sorrento (c. 660). 5) Life of St. Severus, bishop of Naples (d. c. 409). 6) Miracles of St. Agrippinus, bishop of Naples (200-210), introduction and chapters 1-7. 7) Invitatory and nine Responsories of the Office of St. Baculus. 8) Office of St. Renatus. 9) Peter, Subdeacon at Naples, Miracles of St. Agnellus abbot in the neighbourhood of Naples (d. 596). 10) Miracles of St. Euphebius bishop of Naples (3rd century). 11) Passion and Translation of St. Januarius bishop of Benevento (ca. 300) and of his companions Sosius, Festus, Proculus, Desiderius, Eutyches and Acutius. 12) Miracles of St. Januarius. 13) Last words and death of St. Eligius bishop of Noyon (d. 659). Shortened version of Vita sancti Eligii (BHL 2474-2476), Book II, chapters 34-36. 14) Passion of St. Restituta venerated in Naples (ca. 300). 15) Life and Translation of St. Athanasius bishop of Naples (d. 872). 16) Beginning of the first Lesson of the office of St. Aspren bishop of Naples (ca. 100) (not by Albericus). In the outer and lower margins, by later hand, the Office of St. Aspren
Description:
In Latin., Script: Copied in Gothica-Humanistica (Gothica Hybrida Libraria under Humanistic influence,visible in some majuscules and the occasional use of the ampersand), probably by one hand lacking consistency., Pale red headings. The decoration proper does not extend beyond f. 26v: red heightening of the majuscules and red plain initials (2-3 lines), occasionally with guide letter. On f. 1r large flourished initial I in red and black, with penwork extension in the inner margin., and Binding: Contemporary, now in bad condition. Limp parchment, part of a notarial document in Latin in handwriting close to the main hand of the manuscript.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Christian hagiography, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sermons, Latin
