Manuscript on paper of Leonardus de Giffono O.F.M. (d. 1407), Summula Ecclesiae sacramentorum, in fact a Confessionale or manual of penitence; with magical formulas against the plague, a table of contents, and additional prayers and indexes
Description:
In Latin and Italian., Script: The main text (artt. 2-3) is copied by a single hand in Gothico-Humanistica Libraria, while artt. 1, 4, 5 and 6 are written in Humanistica Cursiva by various hands., Decoration: Red headings; stroking of majuscules in red; red or blue paragraph marks; alternately red and blue 1-line versals with penwork in the contrasting color, and 1- or 2-line flourished initials in blue with red penwork. Note a 5-line brown initial, in art. 3 (f. 13r), on a red background decorated with gold penwork, with a coat of arms resting on two adossed green birds in the lower margin., and Binding: Original brown leather over wooden boards, sewn on two double cords. Both covers are blind-tooled with quadruple fillets, rope and flower motifs, and quadrangular small stemps. The remnants of two clasps are attached to the front cover, associated with brass catches fixed to the rear cover. The flyleaves (art. 7) are part of a single leaf from a 12th or 13th century manuscript on parchment, written in a late Beneventan script.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Giffono, Leonardus de, d. 1407.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval, Sacraments, and Catholic Church
