Manuscript fragment on parchment of an antiphonary, containing Antiphons for the week of Septuagesima; Sexagesima, first vespers to second vespers; Quinquagesima, from vespers to the first nocturn of matins
Description:
In Latin, Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 2-line initial "Q" on f. 1v in red; 1-line initials in brown capitals with uncial M and an enlarged minuscule e; rubrics written in red minuscule, with occasional use of uncial M; interlinear neumes in the St. Gall style; punctuated with punctus placed on the base line; cross-shaped "+" mark in brown ink on f. 1r.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an antiphonary containing among other items: Epiphany; first through fourth Sundays after Epiphany; and Psalm responsories for use between Epiphany and Septuagesima
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 1-line initials at the beginning of responses are in square capitals in thick brown ink dotted or filled with orange; 1-line initials at the beginning of antiphons and verses are brown rustic capitals highlighted with orange; rubrics are written in orange rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus; interlinear neumes for chants with full texts are in the St. Gall style.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an antiphonary containing among other items: various Feria from Quadragesima; Saturday of the first week of Quadragesima; and Second Sunday of Quadragesima
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: on fol. 1v, there are portions of a 3-line square capital "T" in orange; initials of the antiphons beginning feriae IV and VI are 1-line rustic capitals in orange; initials of responses and of the antiphon beginning feria V are thick brown uncials filled with red; other 1-line initials are brown rustic capitals highlighted with red; rubrics are written in orange rustic capitals; liturgical directions are written in brown minuscule highlighted with red; punctuated with the punctus; interlinear neumes for chants with full text are in the St. Gall style.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an antiphonary containing: Sts. Sixtus, Felicissimus, and Agapitus (6 August); St. Laurence (10 August); Assumption of the Virgin (15 August).
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 2-line initials at the beginning of responsorial liturgy are in red square capitals; 1-line initials are in brown rustic capital with uncial forms of "M" and round forms of "E" and sometimes "D"; rubrics are written in red minuscule; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus (rare); interlinear neumes in the St. Gall style.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a breviary containing: Feria VI after Pentecost; Saturday after Pentecost; Octave of Pentecost
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in two sizes of late Caroline minuscule with a smaller script for the responses and a larger script for the lessons., and Decoration: 2-line initials are in orange-red square capitals; 1-line initials are in orange-red square capitals; other 1-line initials are in brown rustic capitals; rubrics written in orange-red, which has oxidized in places; punctuated with punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation in same ink as text.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of capitula, possibly from a breviary containing among others: Capitula for sext of Pentecost; Capitula for an unidentified office; capitula for unidentified Feria II-VI; capitula for an unidentified Saturday; Capitula from Isaiah 33.2 and Romans 10.13.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule bordering on early gothic., and Decoration: 1- and 2-line initials at the beginning of lessons are in red; rubrics written in red minuscule; the rubrics on fol. 2r are in a fifteenth-century hand; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; accents are in the same ink as the text.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a gradual containing: the thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost; the fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost; the fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 2- and 3-line Mass initials are in red square capitals; 1-line initial "A" of Alleluias is in red; other 1-line initials are in brown square capitals; rubrics written in red rustic capitals; the first line of each Mass is written in brown rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus; interlinear neumes in the St. Gall style; a later hand has added reference numbers in Roman numerals over the abbreviated chants.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Graduals (Chants).
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a gradual in part containing: Ascension; Sunday after Ascension; Vigil of Pentecost
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 3-line initials in red; "D" in square capital and "E" in uncial; 1-line initials are either red square capitals or brown rustic capitals; rubrics written in red, usually as rustic capitals; punctuated with punctus placed on the bottom line at the end of chants; interlinear neumes in the St. Gall style; numbered cues added in red above all abbreviated chants; rubrics in red miniscule.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Graduals (Chants)
Manuscript fragment on parchment of Gregory the Great's Homeliae in Ezechielem
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 1-line initials in brown in a mixture of uncial, rustic capital, and enlarged minuscule forms; running titles written in red rustic capitals in the upper margin; punctuated with punctus, punctus elevatus, punctus versus, and punctus interrogativus; hyphenation in same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604. and Catholic Church