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 a noted breviary containing: Epiphany (6 January) with lessons from Bede and Paul the Deacon's Homilary; Purification of Mary (2 February) with lessons from Pseudo-Augustine, Sermon 370
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in two sizes of Caroline minuscule with a smaller script for chants and a larger script for lessons., and Decoration: 1-line initials at beginning of lessons and of lauds are in orange square capitals or uncials; other 1-line initials are in brown rustic capitals with enlarged minuscule "e" are occasionally highlighted in orange; initials of responses ornamented with orange dots; rubrics written in orange capitals; punctuated with punctus in chants and punctus, punctus versus, and punctus interrogativus in lessons; antiphons and responses contain interlinear neumes in St. Gall style.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735., Pseudo-Augustine., and Catholic Church
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a noted breviary containing in part: Epiphany (6 January); Octave of Epiphany; Sunday I after Epiphany; and Sunday I per annum
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in two sizes of early gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 1- to 3-line initials at the beginning of lessons and prayers are in red square capitals; the responsorial liturgy on fol. 4v begins with a 2-line round "D" in red; initials at the beginning of the Benedictus and Magnificat antiphons are 1-line red capitals; other 1-line initials are in a mixture of brown uncials or rustic capitals with initials of responses dotted in red; rubrics are written in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus for the chants, and the punctus, punctus elevatus, and punctus interrogativus for the lessons; interlinear neumes in the St. Gall style; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.