Manuscript on paper of (1) M. Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.), Laelius de amicitia; (2) Cicero, Cato Maior de senectute; (3) moral examples from antiquity; (4) commentary on parts of Canon Law
Description:
In Latin., Script: Artt. 1-2 (ff. 1-38) are copied in Gothica Hybrida Libraria/Currens, except f. 6v, which is in Semihybrida Libraria; art. 3 is copied in Gothica Semihybrida Currens; art. 4 is copied in Gothica Semihybrida Currens in two sizes (large for the texts and small for the commentaries); and art. 5 (the former pastedowns) are written in Gothica Textualis, with the marginal notes in small Gothica Hybrida., Decoration: Undecorated,; the former pastedowns (art. 5) contain Arabic numerals in black, red, and blue., and Binding: original, damaged brown calfskin over wooden boards sewn on three cords; covers are blind-tooled and stamped; two original clasps were replaced by a single clasp (now lost); spine with paper label.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Wiblingen (Ulm, Germany)
Subject (Name):
Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
Subject (Topic):
Canon law, Christian education, History, Education, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Monastic and religious life
Manuscript on parchment (end pieces, worn, repaired) of Priscian, Grammatica minor
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written by a single scribe in early gothic bookhand, above top line., 8-line initial (later addition?), f. 1r, red with crude penwork designs in red and black; biting the letter is a grotesque stretched across upper margin, outlined in black with details in red. Small initials in red and/or black: ff. 17v, 31r, 35v, etc. Paragraph marks, initial strokes, and lines drawn through text passages written in Greek, all in red., Some marginalia lost due to trimming and rubbing., and Binding: Thirteenth century (?), France. Original sewing (except for the first few gatherings) on three tawed skin, slit straps laced through tunnels in the edge to the outside of quarter sawn (?) oak boards, almost flush, and fastened with rectangular, angled wedges. Blue/green and natural color chevron endbands are sewn on tawed skin cores. There is a strip of tawed skin extending a short distance on the outside of the boards and turned in at head and tail. The boards are edged with white, tawed skin and an outer cover is whip stitched to this edging. There is no adhesive on the spine and the cover is held in place by the endbands. The outer cover probably extended and has been cut off flush. Needle holes along the inner edge of the back board fore-edge turn-in. There are traces of two strap-and-pin fastenings, the pins on the lower board. Hole bored on the tail and fore edge of the front board does not seem to serve any purpose.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Priscian, active approximately 500-530.
Subject (Topic):
Education, Medieval, Latin language, Grammar, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on parchment and paper, composed in 3 parts, of Notes on grammar, syntax, logic, mathematics, and canon law. With excerpts of moral treatises and proverbs. Parts I and II, ca. 1300 on parchment. Part III, between 1300 and 1350 on paper
Description:
In Latin., Script: Part I (ff. 1r-8r): Written in Gothica Cursiva Antiquior (Anglicana) mainly by two hands. Part II (ff. 9r-43v): Two hands, both writing Anglicana. Part III (ff. 44r-78v): Several hands, all writing Anglicana Currens and highly abbreviated: the first (ff. 44r-55v) is marked by lengthened and bold or decorated ascenders on the top line., Part II: Red paragraph marks; red plain 2-line initials. Part III: Red paragraph marks in some sections. Red plain 2-line initials (3-line initial f. 44r), some with flourishing, and guide-letters in artt. 5-8. Logical diagrams on ff. 44v and 47r. Hand A has curious line-fillers and his explicits are written in a dotted rectangular frame., and Binding: Early limp vellum, with a bone button in the middle of the rear cover.
Subject (Geographic):
England., Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Education, Medieval, Grammar, Comparative and general, Latin language, Grammar, Logic, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on paper (various watermarks), composed in four parts, of 1) Pomponius Mela, De chorographia libri tres, ending abruptly in III.107. 2) Vibius Sequester, De fluminibus, fontibus, lacubus, nemoribus, paludibus, montibus, gentibus. 3) Unidentified text(s) on the names of the Roman provinces and their regions (ff. 47v-48v) and the names of the cities in the provinces (ff. 48v-50r). 4) Dares Phrygius, De excidio troiae historia, ending abruptly and missing f. 54. Arts. 5-9, a series of exordia, appear to be school exercises in Latin prose composition, all poorly written and heavily corrected. They follow approximately the text of Justinus' Epitoma, but are much abbreviated; the Latin is often incomprehensible without a prior knowledge of the historical narrative. 10) Short unidentified passages on Epirus
Description:
In Latin., Script: Part I (ff. 1-38): Written by multiple scribes in humanistic cursive script, above top line. Part II (ff. 41-50): Written by several scribes in humanistic cursive, above top line. Part III (ff. 51-76): Written by several scribes in varying styles of humanistic cursive, above top line. Part IV (ff. 72-76): Written by a single (?) scribe in humanistic cursive script., Part I: Plain red initials, 5- to 1-line. Epigraphic heading on f. 1r; other headings in humanistic bookhand, in red. Part II: Epigraphic headings and plain initials, 3- to 1-line, in black. Part III: Epigraphic heading, f. 51r, and plain intials in black. Part IV: Heading on f. 72r in red., The patterns of stains suggest that the parts were originally separate booklets., and Binding: Eighteenth century, Italy. Paper case, once white.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., Rome (Italy), and Troy (Extinct city)
Subject (Name):
Mela, Pomponius.
Subject (Topic):
Cosmography, Education, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Description and travel
Manuscript on paper of a Latin-Italian school book
Description:
In Italian and Latin., Short Italian texts of a paedagogical and moral nature for young students, with their Latin translations, incomplete at the end., Script: copied by two hands writing variants of Humanistica Cursiva, the Italian examples in a small, very rapid handwriting and the Latin translations in a large, bold and more calligraphic form of the same script., and Binding: 20th century cardboard binding, with printed title lable on front cover: “SCHOOL EXERCISE-BOOK: / LATIN / ITALY, FIFTEENTH CENTURY”.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Education, Medieval, Latin language, Composition and exercises, Manuscripts, Medieval, and School notebooks
Manuscript on paper of mathematical operations and arithmetic exercises
Description:
In Italian., Script: copied by two contemporary hands in Humanistica Cursiva Currens; the second hand is only visible at the bottom of ff. 2v and 5v. Written in one column in campo aperto., No decoration., Watermark: Dog, var. Briquet 3591 or 3594., and Binding: unbound. Placed in s. XX grey paper cover, with printed title lable on front cover: “SCHOOL EXERCISE-BOOK: / MATHEMATICS // ITALY, FIFTEENTH CENTURY”.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Education, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, Mathematics, Medieval, and School notebooks
