Manuscript fragment on parchment of a gradual containing among other items: Christmas Eve (24 December); Christmas (25 December); St. Agatha (5 February); St. Valentine (14 February); Chair of Peter (22 December); an unidentified Mass; Annunciation (25 March); and St. Rupert (27 March).
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 2-line initials of major feasts are in red uncials; 1-line chant initials are brown highlighted with red; rubrics are in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus; hyphenation in the same ink as the rubrics; interlinear neumes in the St. Gall style.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Graduals (Chants)
Manuscript fragment on parchment of some of Gregory the Great's homilies on the gospels
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: two initials, "I" (4-line) and "C" (3-line) are in red and yellow. The red 1-line initial "D" beginning the lesson is round and highlighted with yellow; other 1-line initials are in brown uncials with some rustic capital and enlarged minuscule forms, usually highlighted in red; rubric in red minuscule highlighted with yellow; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation in the same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604. and Catholic Church
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a homiliary containing portions of Gregory the Great's Homiliae xl in evangelia and Pseudo-Origen's Homily I.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in early gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 3-line initial "I" and 2-line round "E" are in red; rubrics written in red in the same script as the text; the first letter "M" of the Bible lesson on fol. 1r is in red; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and punctus interrogativus; hyphenation in the same ink as the text.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a lectionary containing portions of Ezechiel 33 and 34.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in large gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 1- and 2-line lesson initials are in red; 1-line initials within text are in black traced or dotted with red; rubrics written in red minuscule with capital "R"; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation in the same ink as the text.
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 missal containing readings from: Common of Saints; Lesson from Hebrews 5; Unidentified secreta and postcommunio (Common of a Confessor?); and Common of Virgins
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: three lines of a large initial "F" (?) that is half green and half red are preserved on fol. 1r; 1-line initials at the beginning of prayers are in red square capitals; smaller 1-line initials are in brown rustic capitals highlighted with red; rubrics are written in a mixture of red capitals and minuscule forms; liturgical directions are written in brown minuscule with some rustic capital forms and are dotted with red; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a noted breviary containing among others: Christmas (25 December); St. Stephen (26 December).
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in two sizes of gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 2- to 4-line initials in red; 1-line initials at the beginning of responses are in thick brown ink, sometimes highlighted in red; smaller 1-line initials at the beginnings of antiphons, psalms, and verses are in brown, highlighted in red; rubrics written in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus; chants have interlinear neumes; another hand has added interlinear hufnagel neumes over several lessons.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a noted missal containing among other texts: St. Matthias (24 February); St. Benedict (21 March); Annunciation (25 March); Ash Wednesday; Common of the Apostles; Dedication of a church; and Mary
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in early gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 4-line initial "D" for the Annunciation is outlined in red with an interlace pattern and filled with blue and red on a square ground outlined with red; 3- to 6-line initials for other feasts and for hymns in red with red penwork; 1-line initials of prayers and of hymn verses are in red; other 1-line initials are in brown rustic capitals traced with red; rubrics in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; the alleluia and prosula hymn following the "Gaude maria templum" has interlinear neumes in the St. Gall style.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of prayers in Latin and Middle High German; the Latin prayer is the Rhythmica oratio while the Middle High German prayers are unidentified
Description:
In Latin and Middle High German., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 1-line initials are in black capitals highlighted with red; sections within the Rhymica oratio are marked by paragraph marks in red; rubrics in the prayers are written in black minuscule and underlined in red; punctuated with the punctus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.