Litany of the saints (fragment).

Description

Title: Litany of the saints (fragment).
Published / Created: approximately 1420.
Publication Place: Chartres?, France
Abstract: Manuscript fragment on parchment containing a portion of the Litany of the Saints. Saint Lubin of Chartres is among the saints invoked
Description: In Latin.
Script: gothica textualis semiquadrata.
Decoration: Ruled in red. Each invocation begins with a small gold capital on a red or blue ink ground. Line fillers in alternating red or blue ink with gold highlighting.
Provenance: Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2006.
Extent: 1 leaf : 151 mm x 103 mm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval France 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: parchment ;
Resource Type: text
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Topic): Manuscripts, Medieval
Subjects: Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
France > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Litany of the Saints (Fragment). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.