Manuscript fragment on parchment bifolium of Mark 15.46-16.20; text is continuous
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in large uncial script, with very fine strokes for vertical lines of N and for triangular shaped bow of a., and Unpainted initial, 2-line, on f. 1r, with rope and fish motif.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of Lamentations, 3.13-51 (52-56 obscured). Written at Luxeuil or one of its affiliated houses. Fifteen folios from the original codex survive, most of which may be traced to the Benedictine abbey of Admont in Austria. Most of the verses in the Beinecke fragment have received neumes, possibly added later (11th century?).
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in elegant Luxeuil minuscule, with headings in uncials., Large initial at beginning of each verse filled with yellow, red, and/or green; headings in green or red., and Removed from a bookbinding; text suffers from holes, stains, creases, and repairs.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Music
Manuscript fragment on parchment of excerpts from the Latin Vulgate of Luke chapters 12 and 13.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in uncial script and occasionally punctuated with a punctus. A later hand has added a punctus in Luke 13.5., and Decoration: the initials are slightly enlarged and are written on the inner vertical bounding line; and one initial "E" is filled with orange.