Manuscript fragment, on parchment, in a single hand, of a portion of the text of Bede's Homily on the Ascension
Description:
In Latin., Text corresponds to Patrologia Latina (PL) 94: 180/81., Layout: double columns of 28 lines., Script: copied by a single hand in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: capitals touched with red ink.
Manuscript, on parchment, in a single hand, of Richard de Caistre's popular hymn
Description:
In Middle English., Bound with Fifteen Joys of Our Lady., Layout: single columns of 20 lines., Script: gothic liturgical script., Decoration: red and blue penwork., and Binding: modern full red morocco.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Richard, of Caistre.
Subject (Topic):
Devotional literature, English (Middle), English literature, English poetry, Hymns, English, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Cassiodorus, Senator, approximately 487-approximately 580
Published / Created:
[circa 1250]
Call Number:
Takamiya MS 7
Image Count:
200
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, on parchment, in two scribal hands, containing the text of this commentary on the Song of Solomon by Cassiodorus (fols. 1-26). This is followed by unidentified commentaries on the same text (fols. 26-64). The volume concludes with a copy of the Biblia Beatae Virginis (fols. 64-96).
Description:
In Latin., Commentary by Cassiodorus attributed to Bede in incipit (fol. 1r)., Erased ownership inscription: "Liber monastery Sc Marie ... Ste. ... wiknne.", Bookplate of Portsmouth Cathedral on front pastedown, with deaccession stamp dated 1941., Layout: double columns of 38 lines., Script: gothic script., Decoration: rubricated., and Binding: medieval binding, pink doeskin over wooden boards; remains of metal clasps on lower board.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Cassiodorus, Senator, approximately 487-approximately 580. and Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Indenture, on parchment, containing an agreement by Sir John Fastolf to purchase lands in Norwich from Richard Sellyng, who owned them through the inheritance of his wife Alice Heilsdon
Description:
In Middle English., Indented at head of document with chirographic letters., Signed: document signed by the scribe, "Burdon.", Endorsed on the verso in the hand and with the ownership mark of Sir Edward Dering., and Layout: single column of 13 lines.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Fastolf, John, 1378?-1459. and Sellyng, Richard, -1467.
Indenture, on parchment, containing an agreement by Thomas Tuddenham to sell his lands at Alestaneswyck (possibly Stanwick St. John, North Yorkshire) to Edward Grimston for 400 marks, to be paid over 3 years. The contract also specifies that a manor in Suffolk will be surety for the purchase of these entailed lands
Description:
In Middle English., Indented at head of document with chirographic letters., Signed: sign manual of Edward Grimston at end of text., Signed: document signed by the scribe, "Brampton.", Docketed in a later hand., Seal: red wax seal with the crest of Edward Grimston (damaged)., Layout: Single column of fifteen lines., and Script: anglicana.
Subject (Geographic):
England., England, Connecticut, New Haven., and Yorkshire (England)
Subject (Name):
Grimston, Edward, -1478. and Tuddenham, Thomas, 1401-1462.
Manuscript, on paper, in the hand of John Stow, of the opening section of John Leslie's Historie of Scotland. This copy ends in the middle of the account of the year 1512
Description:
In English., Layout: single column of 46-48 lines., and Script: mixed cursive.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Connecticut, New Haven., and Scotland
Subject (Name):
Stow, John, 1525?-1605.
Subject (Topic):
Antiquarians, Manuscripts, Renaissance, and History
Manuscript, on parchment, in multiple scribal hands, of sections A and B of Part I of the Lancelot series of Arthurian romances. These sections cover Lancelot's birth, upbringing, adventures as a Knight of the Round Table, and passion for Queen Guenevere
Description:
In Middle French., Layout: double columns of 50-53 lines., Script: gothic (multiple scribes)., Decoration: large historiated initial at the opening of each section; smaller initials in red and blue penwork., and Binding: early nineteenth-century? red silk velvet binding; gilt decoration on spine. Gilt leather spine tag: Lancelot du Lac. M S.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Lancelot (Legendary character)
Subject (Topic):
Arthurian romances, French literature, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript binding fragment, on parchment, of part of the text of Lancelot du Lac
Description:
In Middle French., Accompanied by three unidentified manuscript fragments that were part of the 2002 sale lot., Script: gothic script., and Decoration: illuminated initial with brown penwork.