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 homilies by Alan of Farfa
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 1-line initials are in brown rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and punctus interrogativus; hyphenation and accents have been added by a later hand.
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 homiliary containing an unidentified sermon on the Resurrection; Pseudo-Maximus Taurinensis, Sermones; an unidentified sermon on confession; a sermon on confession based on Ps.-Augustine's Sermon 254
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 2-line initials at the beginning of sermons are in red uncials; 1-line initials are in brown rustic capitals and uncials; rubrics written in red minuscule; punctuated with the punctus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of one of Bede's homilies on John 16.23-30.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 1-line initials are in brown uncials with the use of some rustic capital forms; punctuated with the punctus, punctus versus, and punctus elevatus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735. and Catholic Church
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a lectionary containing portions of 2 Kings 2-3.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 2- and 3-line initials at the beginning of lessons are written in red uncials; 1-line initials are written in brown rustic capitals; rubrics written in red rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and punctus interrogativus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a lectionary containing lessons from Job
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 3- to 4-line initials are written in red uncials; 1-line initials written in brown rustic capitals with an enlarged minuscule "e"; rubrics are written in red rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus and the punctus elevatus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a missal containing the Sunday after Holy Trinity
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in two sizes of late Caroline minuscule, with a smaller script for the chants and a larger one for the lessons., and Decoration: 3-line initial "I" at the beginning of the lesson is in red; 1-line chant initials are in red uncials; 1-line initials within the lessons are in brown rustic capitals highlighted with red; rubrics are written in red minuscule; 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.