Manuscript fragment on parchment of the Office for the Virgin Mary, Canticle from a breviary or a psalter
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in two sizes of late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 1- to 3-line initials alternate red and green square capitals with round "E"; 1-line initials of chants written in brown rustic capitals frequently dotted with red or green; rubrics written in red and green minuscule with uncial "M"; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation in the same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, Breviaries, and Psalters
Manuscript fragment on parchment bifolium of Psalms 113.2-117.1; missing Psalm 113.11.
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in fine Italian minuscule., Historiated initial containing an imploring figure for Psalm 114, 4-line, on f. 1v, with the hand of God descending from heaven forming the ascender of the uncial d. The fact that Psalm 114 has been signalled by an initial of some ambition is unusual and probably indicates Benedictine usage for the manuscript., Partly mutilated historiated initial containing a naked (?) figure on f. 2v. Decorative initials, gold on maroon or blue ground, ff. 2r and 2v, with white vine-stem ornamentation. Headings for each Psalm in red; red initial letters for each verse, set to the left of text bounding line., Parchment trimmed, with loss of one line of text and lower margin., and Removed from a binding.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Psalters
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a Gallican Psalter containing readings from Psalms 32, 35, and 36.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: the Psalms are written according to verse lines; 3-line initial "N" at the beginning of Psalm 36 is a square capital in orange; 1-line initials at the beginning of verses are in orange; rubrics written in orange rustic capitals; the first line of Psalm 36 is written in brown capitals with uncial and rustic capital forms; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; a contemporary hand has written "...viam" with neumes in the margin of fol. 2r.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a Gallican Psalter containing a reading from Psalm 26.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: the Psalm is written according to verse lines; 8-line initial "D" is in red outline and is filled with blue and green wash; the style is reminiscent of Regensburg decoration; the letters of the first two words of the Psalm are written on four lines to the right of the initial in 1-line square capitals that alternate between red and blue highlighted with red; 1-line initials at the beginning of verses are written in red square capitals; punctuated with the punctus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text; line fillers and line dividers in red.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a Gallican Psalter containing readings from Psalms 42, 50, and 58.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 3-line initials at the beginning of Psalms are in red, which in places has oxidized to a silver color; 1-line initials at the beginning of verses are in red square capitals; rubrics written in red rustic capitals; the first line of each Psalm is written in brown rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a Gallican psalter containing portions of Psalms 29 and 32.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: one 3-line initial at the beginning of Psalm 30 in silver highlighted with blue and green; initials at the beginning of verses are in red square capitals; Psalm 30 begins with a full line of brown rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and one punctus flexus, but the punctus elevatus and punctus flexus may be later alterations of original punctus; later gothic hands have made corrections and liturgical additions in the margin of fol. 1r.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a psalter containing portions of Psalm 7-17.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: 3- to 4-line initials at the beginning of Psalms in red; some decorated with two or three small round red dots protruding from the interior of the letter; these initials are similar to those in Beinecke MS 481.48 and MS 481.52 and the Lambach Rituale (Cml LXXIII); 1-line initials at the beginning of verses in red square capitals; rubrics in red minuscule; first few words of each Psalm written in brown rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a psalter containing portions of Psalms 105, 135, 140, and 141
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Carolina minuscule., and Decoration: the Psalms begin with 4-line initials in brown ink, with vine-stem decoration, partially outlined in orange; 1-line initials at the beginning of verses are in orange; 1-line initials "Q" on f. 2r in black dotted with red; rubrics are written in orange uncials; first line of each Psalm is written in brown uncials with long ticks descending from each letter; punctuated with the punctus.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a psalter containing portions of Psalms 22, 87, and 88.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: the beginning of each Psalm has a 4-line initial in orange or brown square capitals with a single round form of "D", occasionally filled with yellow and green wash; 1-line initials at the beginning of verses alternate in brown and orange filled with yellow wash and in brown rustic capitals and uncials; rubrics are mostly written in orange minuscule, which are written in rustic capitals; punctuated with the punctus, punctus elevatus, and punctus interrogativus.