De articulis fidei catholicae, etc

Description

Title: De articulis fidei catholicae, etc
Creator: Nicolas of Amiens
Published / Created: [between 1450 and 1500]
Publication Place: Germany
Abstract: Manuscript on paper composed in three parts. Part I: Nicolas of Amiens, De articulis fidei catholicae. Part II: Johannes de Rupescissa, Prophecy. Part III: Various unidentified religious texts
Description: In Latin.
Watermarks: Parts I and II: unidentified crossed arrows, in gutter. Part III: unidentified balance, in gutter.
Script: Part I (ff. 1-24): Written by one scribe in large gothic cursive. Part II (ff. 25-27): Gothic cursive script by one person. Part III (ff. 28-75): Gothic cursive by two hands: Scribe 1) ff. 28r-64r, and Scribe 2) ff. 64v-72r.
Part I: 2-line initials, paragraph marks and underlining in red. Part III: Headings, strokes on 1-line capitals, underlining and chapter numbers in margin all in red. On f. 30r, a crude 3-line initial in red with brown penwork, including a bear's head (?) above and a man's head at side; on ff. 33v, 44v, 46v a grotesque in profile.
Stains on ff. 1r and 24, ff. 25r and 27v, and ff. 28r and 75v suggest that each part was once a separate booklet.
Binding: 19th-20th centuries. Black cloth spine with olive green decorated paper sides.
Provenance: Belonged to Bernard Zufall who presented it to Yale in 1948.
Extent: ff. i + 75 + i : 215 x 147 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval Germany 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: paper ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Name): Nicolas of Amiens.
Subject (Topic): Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Didactic literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Manuscripts, Medieval
Prophecy
Christianity
Theology, Doctrinal
Subjects: Nicolas of Amiens
Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Didactic literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Prophecy > Christianity
Theology, Doctrinal
Germany > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Nicolas of Amiens, De Articulis Fidei Catholicae, etc. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.