Manuscript on paper of the Life of Saint John the Baptist. Manuscript also contains a formulary for addressing Latin letters to ecclesiastical authorities and dignitaries, as well as a sermon and vision about Saint John the Baptist.
Description:
Binding: 20th century marbled brown paper binding., Manuscript on paper containing: 1) Formulary for addressing Latin letters to pope Calixtus III (1455-1458) and various other Italian ecclesiastical authorities and dignitaries, ending with emperor Frederick III (1452-1493) and Charles VII, King of France (1422-1461). 2) Life of St. John the Baptist in Italian. 3) Sermon on St. John the Baptist, attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux. 4) Vision about St. John the Baptist, incomplete and of difficult legibility., and Script: article 1 is copied in Gothica Semitextualis Libraria (Mercantesca); the other articles in Gothica Semitextualis Currens (Mercantesca), sometimes of difficult legibility. There is no decoration.
Subject (Name):
John,--the Baptist, Saint
Subject (Topic):
Christian hagiography, Devotional literature, Italian, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Manuscript on parchment (thick; most leaves palimpsest: religious text of the 10th century, in a small, regular Greek minuscule is faintly visible) of Miscellaneous prayers. Includes Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (the many peculiarities of the text suggest that it was copied by a scribe unfamiliar with Greek, perhaps from dictation); Gospel of John, 1.1-14. The lower text of palimpsest leaves appears to contain the Life of an unidentified saint named Ioannes
Description:
In Greek and Latin., Script: Written by two scribes in clumsily formed Greek minuscule: Scribe 1, ff. 1r-5v, 41r-42v (he signs himself brother Jacobus on f. 42r); Scribe 2, ff. 6r-39r (an unusually large and thick script). Latin added on ff. 39v-41r in gothic cursive of 15th or 16th century. Marginal notes in Greek by various later hands., Initials very crudely done, in various styles and several shades of red. Rubrics throughout. Some scribblings in the margins, including a cow on f. 25v., Folios 1, 2, 3, 41, and 42 are all torn, so that significant portions of the text are missing., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Rigid vellum case; handwritten on spine: "Codex Memb Graec"; on front cover, "no. 2".
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
John Chrysostom, Saint, -407.
Subject (Topic):
Christian hagiography, Liturgies, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Prayers
Manuscript on parchment of 1) Passio S. Agapiti. 2) Passio S. Iustinae. 3) Passio S. Secundi. Followed by poems in praise of St. Secundus and a note on his translation from Gubbio to Pergola.
Description:
Artt. 1-2 have headings and explicit formulas in red but are otherwise undecorated. On f. 1r there is space for a 4-5-line initial, on f. 3r for a 4-line initial. Art. 3 opens with a 3-line decorated initial in black and orange, with penwork extensions in the left margin, and all majuscules in this part have red stroking., Binding: Twentieth century. Blue and yellow marbled paper over pasteboard. Paper endleaves., and Script: The main part is copied by two hands: A (artt. 1-2), writing a careful Humanistica Textualis; B copied art. 3 in Southern Gothica Semitextualis; the first two pages of this section (ff. 5v-6r) are very faded and worn and are probably palimpsest.
Subject (Geographic):
Gubbio (Italy)
Subject (Topic):
Christian hagiography, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Manuscript on paper (?) containing 1) Atto Pistoriensis, Vita sancti Iohannis Gualberti, Italian adaptation by friar Giovanni. 2) Gregorius abbas Passinianensis, Miraculum sancti Iohannis Gualberti, Italian version. 3) Prayer to God and St. John Gualbert. 4) Final Epilogue to the Life of St. John Gualbert. 5) Vita sanctae Euphrosynae Alexandrinae, Italian adaptation. 6) Poem in honour of St. John the Baptist, consisting of 10 strophes of 17 verses, describing "la nobile chapella del Batista" in Florence. 7) Sermon for nuns
Description:
In Italian., Script: copied by various rapid hands in Gothica Cursiva Currens (ff. 25r-40r, line 20; 42r-47v) or Gothica Hybrida Libraria (ff. 40r, line 20 - 41v). The explicit formula on f. 41v is in Humanistica Textualis., No decoration., and Binding: Eighteenth century (?). Marbled paper over pasteboard. On the spine a label with the handwritten title "Vite / dei Si / Gio: / Gual: / ed / Eufra/sina" (Eighteenth Century).
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Biography, Christian hagiography, Monasticism and religious orders, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Bridget, of Sweden, Saint, approximately 1303-1373
Published / Created:
[between 1450 and 1500]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 24
Image Count:
412
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on paper of St. Birgitta, Revelationes. With the Life of St. Birgitta and several prayers, one of which is in German. Written by the abbot of the monastery of Maria Forst (near Cologne).
Description:
In Latin., Watermarks: similar to Briquet Lettre P 8619 and 8625., Script: Written in a well formed running hand by a single scribe who has been identified as Freiherr von Greifenclav. Divisions for indexing carefully noted in margins., Large penwork initials of mediocre quality, in red and blue; foliage designs in center of letters and penwork borders, in red, are sometimes accompanied by vulgar green dots. Many simple initials, 7- to 1-line, in red or blue; running titles in red. Rubricated throughout., and Binding: Between 1850 and 1900. Mottled, brown calf case, gold-tooled with monogram of comte Paul Riant on spine. Detached from bookblock.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Cologne (Germany)
Subject (Name):
Bridget, of Sweden, Saint, approximately 1303-1373.
Subject (Topic):
Christian hagiography, Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern), Manuscripts, Medieval, Prayers, and Women mystics
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 (goatskin) of a 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 Dan. 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.
Description:
Binding: Nineteenth 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., 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 Script: Copied by one hand in Humanistica Textualis.
Subject (Topic):
Christian hagiography, Christian literature, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
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:
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., 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 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.
Subject (Topic):
Christian hagiography, Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, and Sermons, Latin