Manuscript fragment on parchment of portions of the biblical books of 1 Kings and Wisdom
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 1-line initials of each verse are in brown highlighted with red; punctuated with the punctus and the punctus elevatus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a portion of the biblical book of Leviticus containing chapters 22-24.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; accents are in the same ink as the text; chap. 23 begins with the number "lxxvi" in red.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a portion of the biblical book of Leviticus, including chapters 18-20 and 22-25.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: spaces are left within the text for 1-line initials but they have not been added; other 1-line initials are in brown; punctuated with the punctus, though it is extremely rare; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of the biblical book of Sirach
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: there are three plain 2-line initials in red; 1-line initials are brown filled with red and a mixture of uncial and rustic capital forms; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and punctus interrogativus.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval and Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
Manuscript fragment on parchment from the biblical books of the minor prophets, including Zacharias and Malachi
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 2-line round "E" of Zach. 14.1 in red; the chapter also begins with the number "XIIII" in alternating blue and red; 1-line initials are in brown highlighted with red; rubrics written in red in a slightly larger and more formal littera textualis; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, punctus versus, and punctus interrogativus, many of which are added, altered, or highlighted in red; accents have been added in red ink; the rubricator has also made a number of corrections to the text, as has another contemporary hand in brown ink.
Manuscript fragment on parchment from a Book of Hours including the Suffrage for St. Paul
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: Historiated 7-line initial "O" on the recto in blue with white highlights filled by a depiction of the apostle Paul standing on a green field with a gold ground; Paul holds a book in his left hand and a sword in his right; the 2-line initial at the beginning of the antiphon is in red, surrounded by brown penwork; 1-line initials are in black; 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.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a breviary containing: Common of a Martyr Bishop and Common of Martyrs
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 2- and 3-line initials at the beginning of lessons are in red uncials; the initials for prayers are in red and are 3-line initials when they occur at the beginning of a line and 1-line initials when they occur within a line; 1-line initials within lessons are in black; rubrics are written in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and punctus interrogativus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a breviary containing the Fourth Sunday of Advent, second nocturn of matins, and Fourth Sunday of Advent, from the second to the third nocturn of matins
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: the initials of the lessons are slightly enlarged; they alternate blue with red penwork or red with blue penwork; initials at the beginning of verses are highlighted with red; rubrics are written in red in the same script as the text; liturgical directions are written in black and are underlined in red; punctuated with the punctus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.