Manuscript fragment on parchment of a lectionary containing: Lamentations 9 and Hebrews 6.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: two 3-line initials outlined in brown; 1-line capitals are in brown rustic capitals; Hebrew words in Lamentations are written in rustic capitals; interlinear neumes for the lessons from Lamentations were added later; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a lectionary containing readings from Genesis 22 followed by an oration
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in a late pre-gothic bookhand., Decoration: two-line initials in red and rubrics in red minuscule., and Contained in Zi 1709 (Dionysius de Burgo Sancti Sepulcri, Commentarii in Valerium Maximum), around which the fragment is used a wrapper covering both the front and back boards.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a lectionary containing lessons from Job
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 3- to 4-line initials are written in red uncials; 1-line initials written in brown rustic capitals with an enlarged minuscule "e"; rubrics are written in red rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus and the punctus elevatus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a lectionary for the Mass containing excerpts from Luke 1 and 12 and from John 21.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in progothic minuscule., and Decoration: 3-line initials "I" at the beginning of lessons are in red; other 1-line initials are in brown uncials; rubrics are written in red minuscule with some capital forms (H and Q); punctuated with the punctus and the punctus interrogativus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a lectionary or missal containing portions of the biblical books of Wisdom, Hebrews, Proverbs, and the Apocalypse
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Beneventan script., and Decoration: 3- and 4-line initials are written on the inner vertical bounding line; one of them is a plain red square capital "I"; the others are brown square capitals filled with red foliate ornamentation; 1-line initials are brown, highlighted with red; rubrics written in red minuscule; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and punctus versus.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, Lectionaries, and Missals
Manuscript fragment on parchment of lessons from the Mass, from a lectionary or missal, including among others: Anthony (13 June); Sts. Gervase and Protase (24 June); Vigil of St. John the Baptist (23 June); Vigil of Sts. Peter and Paul (28 June); and Octave of the Apostles
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: the words "In illo tempore" begin with a 7- to 8-line initial "I" in blue with red penwork; the initials of the lessons are 1-line red or blue initials decorated with blue or red penwork; 1-line initials within lessons are in black highlighted with red; rubrics are written in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation and accents are in the same ink as the text; there are symbols similar to neumes above some of the text, perhaps aids for reading aloud.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, Lectionaries, and Missals
Manuscript fragment on parchment of lessons for the Mass, either from a lectionary or a missal. Readings include: Matthew 10, Luke 6, 11, and 12.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis formata)., and Decoration: 1- and 3-line initials at the beginning of lessons are in red; initials at the beginning of verses are in brown highlighted with red; rubrics are written in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, Lectionaries, and Missals
Manuscript fragment on parchment of Humbert of Romans' Liber Constitutionem Sororum O.P., a guidebook for Dominican nuns
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 3-line initials at the beginning of chapters are in red with red ornamentation; 1-line initials in the capitula list are in red; other 1-line initials are in black highlighted with red; rubrics are written in red in the same script as the text; paragraph marks in red are occasionally used in the margins to mark the beginning of a new lesson; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a liturgical book containing instructions for a Feria on Dec. 27, among others, possibly from a missal
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in an unidentified script., Decoration: chapter marks and rubrics in red; unheightened neumes appear in red over parts of the text., and These fragments, which appear to be from the same manuscript, are contained in Zi +1215 (Albertus Magnus, Enarrationes in Evangelium Iohannis), in which they are used as front and back pastedowns.
