Manuscript fragment on parchment of the biblical book of Genesis with commentary borrowing from Augustine, Jerome, Gregory, and Andrew of St. Victor
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in two sizes of gothic script (littera textualis) with the script of the biblical text approximately twice as large as the script of the commentary., and Decoration: 1-line initials are in red with blue penwork; smaller 1-line initials are in brown; paragraph marks, letters of running titles, and the roman numerals which are in the margins to designate chapters alternate in red and blue; biblical text written in the inner column although on fol. 2r commentary also appears to the left of the biblical passage; occasional interlinear glossing; punctuated with the punctus; hyphenation in the same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604., Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430., and Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of Augustine's De trinitate
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in a heavily serifed late pregothic bookhand., Decoration: red running head and discolored initial visible., and This fragment is contained in Zi 1764.3 (Joannes de Cuba, Gart der Gesundheit), around which the fragment is used as a wrapper.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of selections from Books I and IV of St. Augustine of Hippo's De trinitate
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: crude 6-line initial "D" and 5-line initial "L" in brown and orange-red ink, L terminates in a bird's head; 1-line initials in brown uncials with enlarged minuscule "e" and frequently touched in red on f. 1r; incipits and explicits in brown rustic capitals and the word explicit traced in red; punctuated primarily with punctus; three scribes; scribe one occasionally uses punctus elevatus and punctus versus; contemporary corrections in lighter ink.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a homiliary containing among others: Paul the Deacon's Homiliary, Homily I.41; Pseudo-Augustine, Sermon 121; Pseudo-Augustine, Sermon 177; Pseudo-Augustine, Sermon 128; Augustine, In evangelium Iohannis tractatus; Jerome, Commentariorum in Mattheum
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 1-, 3-, and 4-line homily initials and lesson initials are in red square capitals; 1-line initials are in brown rustic capitals; rubrics written in red minuscule; first word of sermon on 3r written in brown rustic capitals highlighted with red; punctuated with punctus, with rare use of punctus elevatus; punctus interrogativus also used; accents and hyphenations in same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420., Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430., Pseudo-Augustine., Paul, the Deacon, approximately 720-799?., and Catholic Church