Manuscript fragment on parchment of an antiphonary containing Feria V throughout the year
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in a formal, rounded Italian gothic script (littera textualis formata)., and Decoration: the 6-line initial "M" at the beginning of the Psalm is in gold, on a square ground of blue decorated with white filigree; the inside of the initial depicts a good-quality image of David kneeling against a mauve background and looking up to the hand of god; 1-line initials at the beginning of Psalm verses and antiphons alternate in red and blue uncials; rubrics written in red capitals; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; musical notation is in black on 4-line staves in red.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an antiphonary containing Saturday throughout the year
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in a formal, rounded Italian gothic script (littera textualis formata)., and Decoration: the 7-line initial "D" at the beginning of the Psalm is in light tan and gold on a square ground in blue with white filigree; the inside of the initial contains a miniature that is badly rubbed, depicting Christ holding a book on a mauve ground; the first line of the Psalm is written in 1-line white capitals on a rectangular red ground; guide letters for the artist are in the margin in red; 1-line initials are black capitals highlighted with red; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text; musical notation is in black on 4-line staves in red.
Manuscript on parchment. Includes a calendar for Augustinian hermits
Description:
In Latin., Script: Copied by one hand in small Southern Gothica Textualis Libraria under Humanistic influence (frequent use of Half-Uncial d), highly abbreviated., Heightening of the majuscules in yellow; headings in red. 1-line plain initials alternately in red and blue, with guide-letters, in the text (art. 2); 2-line plain initials alternately in red and blue, with guide-letters, placed half way in the text-block, except in col. a of the verso pages, where they are placed entirely in the margin. Running titles in red on most pages., Badly mutilated with missing folios., and Binding: ca. 1900 (before 1912) by P. Verburg in the workshop of Douglas Cockerell and in the style of the latter's bindings. Blind-tooled brown morocco over cardboard, with braided leather ties (defective) attached to the front cover and metal catchpins; hinges and back rubbed. Gilt edges.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Augustinians. and Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Breviaries, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Monasticism and religious orders
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a breviary containing Feria II throughout the year, lauds
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in a formal gothic bookhand (littera textualis formata)., and Decoration: the 2-line initial "S" at the beginning of the hymn is in olive-green, green, and red with white filigree and is filled with purple, blue, and red foliage decorated with white filigree; the initial is on a gold ground outlined in black and is surrounded by green, blue, and orange foliage that extends into the margin with gold balls; 1-line initials alternate blue and red; rubrics written in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and punctus flexus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a gradual or a missal containing the Common of Martyrs and rubric for the Common of a Martyr
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in a formal gothic bookhand (littera textualis formata)., and Decoration: musical notation in brown on 4-line staves in red; 1-line initials alternate red with brown penwork and blue with red penwork; the 1-line initial at the beginning of the rubric is a blue capital with red penwork, and the rubric is written in in a smaller version of the text script; words and syllables are divided by red horizontal strokes; punctuated with the punctus.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, Missals, and Graduals (Chants).
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a large, illuminated initial "D" and on the obverse an unidentified chant
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis formata)., and Decoration: large illuminated initial "D" or "O" in blue, pink, green, and red on a gold ground, with elongated marginal flourishes ending in gold balls outlined and decorated with black; musical notation in black on a 4-line staff in red; there is no punctuation.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of an initial; De Ricci records two manuscript numbers for this fragment; however, it contains only one initial
Description:
In Latin. and Decoration: initial "N" in light pink decorated with white foliate patterns around the outer edge of the letter and white dots around the inner edge; the ends of the letter terminate in green and yellow; the letter is on a gold geometric ground that is outlined in black and filled with green, pink, and red leaves attached to a blue vine and with balls that are half white and half blue or green.
In Latin., Script: copied by one hand in Southern Gothica Textualis Formata, using Uncial and Half-Uncial d. Headings in red. Alternately blue and red 1-line plain versals. Alternately blue and red 2-line flourished initials, respectively with red and purple penwork., and Manuscript on parchment of fragments of a Psalter in which the Psalms (or parts of them) seem to have been arranged according to various intentions; an unknown number of leaves is missing between ff. 1 and 2. Including Psalms 31, 37, 50, 142, and the Kyrie eleyson.
Manuscript on parchment of a Liturgical Psalter (Pss. 1-108) with hymns, canticles, and antiphons. Capitals A and B in outer margins every two Psalms, perhaps to denote change in reader. With Hymns for Matins and Lauds
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in a large round gothic bookhand., One crude historiated initial, 6-line (Ps. 1): David seated on ground with both hands raised in prayer, against a blue ground, the letter-form tan, orange, and red with white filigree; large blue, green, pink, and red acanthus leaves at the corners, against a gold ground, edged with two thick black bands, penwork, gold dots, and hair-spray. In bottom margin a "YHS" monogram, against a blue ground, inside sunburst and green, pink, and blue wreath, supported by large bud from which sprout two large acanthus leaves, red berries, gold dots and hair-spray, as above. 6- or 5-line initials red and/or blue, with large green or red dots, elaborate purple calligraphic decoration, portions filled with green and tan. 2-line initials, red or blue, with calligraphic ornament and flourishes, as above. 1-line initials, blue or red, with guide-letters throughout. On f. 160v a large pen drawing of a hand pointing to text., and Binding: 16th-17th centuries. Sewn on five tawed skin straps. Plain, wound endbands on cores laced into tunnels in the edges of heavy wooden boards. Covered with three separate pieces of dark brown leather (cowskin?) with leather straps extending across the spine and nailed to the boards over the sewing straps. Each board has four corner pieces, a central boss and a strip of metal, probably iron, nailed around the four edges. Strap and pin fastening, the pin on the lower board, stubs of pink, tawed straps attached to the upper one. Fragments from several parchment manuscripts and early printed texts used as binding reinforcements.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Psalters