Manuscript fragment on parchment of a hymnal containing: an unidentified hymn; Anon., s. VI (Christmas); Venantius Fortunatus (Christmas); and Sedulius, A solis ortus cardine (Christmas).
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in large gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 2-line hymn initials alternate red and blue; 1-line verse initials are in red; rubrics are in red in the same script as the text; guides to the rubricator are written in the outer margin of fol. 1r in a cursive hand; punctuated with the punctus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text; in the outer margin of fol. 1r a fifteenth-century hand (littera cursiva libraria) has added the incipit for the hymn "Agnoscat omne seculum" several lines above where the text of the hymn begins.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a hymnal containing portions of five hymns on: St. Martin (11 November); St. Elizabeth (19 Novembers); St. Catharine of Alexandria (25 November); St. Andrew (30 November); and St. Nicholas (6 December).
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis formata)., and Decoration: 2-line initials at the beginning of hymns alternate red and blue; first letter following these initials is a brown capital highlighted with red; 1-line initials at the beginning of verses alternate red and blue; rubrics written in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus; hyphenation in the same ink as the text.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a hymnal containing fragments of two unidentified hymns and St. Faith (6 October).
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: one large hymn initial "S" in red with red penwork; 1-line verse initials alternate red and blue; rubrics written in red in the same script as the text; there is no punctuation; hyphenation in the same ink as the text; musical notation on 5-line staves.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an index from a missal of the temporale, sanctorale, and Common of the saints
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis formata) in red and black ink., and Decoration: the 1-line initials at the beginning of each line are in red or in black highlighted with red; the feasts of Advent, the canon and prefaces of the Mass, the first Sunday after Easter, the beginning of the sanctorale, and all the items of the Commons are written in red; other important feast days such as Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, and Pentecost begin with a paragraph mark in red; punctuated with the punctus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a historiated initial and on the obverse a chant for the sprinkling of water in Paschaltide
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: historiated initial "R"; the initial is blue with white highlights on a gold ground contained within a square green border; the inside of the letter depicts Christ rising from a coffin surrounded by three sleeping guards; musical notation in black on a 4-line staff of lead, yellow, lead, and red lines.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a large, illuminated initial "D" and on the obverse an unidentified chant
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis formata)., and Decoration: large illuminated initial "D" or "O" in blue, pink, green, and red on a gold ground, with elongated marginal flourishes ending in gold balls outlined and decorated with black; musical notation in black on a 4-line staff in red; there is no punctuation.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an initial; De Ricci records two manuscript numbers for this fragment; however, it contains only one initial
Description:
In Latin. and Decoration: initial "N" in light pink decorated with white foliate patterns around the outer edge of the letter and white dots around the inner edge; the ends of the letter terminate in green and yellow; the letter is on a gold geometric ground that is outlined in black and filled with green, pink, and red leaves attached to a blue vine and with balls that are half white and half blue or green.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of two initials that come from the same Psalter; for a further description of the manuscript from which they came, see Beinecke MS 483.11-14.
Description:
In Latin., Script: One letter "o" is preserved following the "H", written in gothic script in black ink., and Decoration: two 2-line initials "L" and "H" in blue decorated with foliate ornamentation outlined in brown and colored with green; the initials are for the beginning of Psalm verses.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, Psalters, and Initials
Manuscript fragment on parchment of initials from a variety of Psalms; it appears these initials come from the same manuscript as the initials in Beinecke MS 483.8-9.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: four 3-line initials from the beginning of Psalms; the first two initials are blue uncials on a square pink ground bordered in greeen; the second two are pink uncials on a square blue ground bordered in green; all four initials are filled with gold in which there are pink, green, or blue vines with white, yellow, or pink flowers; these initials are very similar in design, decoration, and size to the initials in MSS 483.8-9; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, Initials, and Psalters
