Manuscript on parchment of Fragments of a Brut Chronicle. Begins imperfectly in chapter 36 (Constantine) and has several lacunae. The work ends in chapter 86 (beginning on f. 11r) with the thirty-first year of Edward III. With art. 3) A note (in Latin) stating that King Henry IV was consecrated in 1399 and documenting his descent from Adam. 4) A list (in Latin) of 86 kings (each numbered) from Brutus to Edward III. 5) Names of prisoners captured and killed at the battle of Poitiers (19 Sept. 1356). 6) Terms of the treaty of Bretigny (8 May 1360). 7) Parliamentary text
Description:
In Anglo-Norman., Script: Written in Anglicana bookhand by one scribe., Decorative initials, blue with red penwork, appear only on ff. 1-12; initial strokes and headings, in red, throughout., and Binding: 18th-19th centuries. Stab sewn to a vellum folder made up of a legal document (trimmed with some loss of text) dated 1766 and involving the manors of Whitechurch and Milbourne in Wiltshire. The outside has an inscription, 19th century, "Some leaves of early English History in Norman French supposed to have come from Malmesbury Abbey." A similar inscription occurs on f. i verso.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Anglo-Norman literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, and History
Manuscript fragment on parchment bifolium. Conjugate leaves originally from the same manuscript as Beinecke MS 401. Stitching holes in center of bifolium; outer margins trimmed with some loss of text
Description:
In Latin and Anglo-Saxon., For the script see MS 401; MS 401A was written by Scribe 2., and Decorative T on f. 2r, black initial surrounded by red dots.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Aldhelm, Saint, 640?-709.
Subject (Topic):
Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)., English literature, and Manuscripts, Medieval
In Latin., Script: Written in English bookscript., Four initials in red and blue with penwork; red paragraph marks., and These 2 leaves appear to have been taken from a binding.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Grosseteste, Robert, 1175?-1253.
Subject (Topic):
Didactic literature, Latin, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Scholasticism
Manuscript fragment, on parchment, in a single hand, of text from the "Lyfe of Sylvester" in the Gilte Legende
Description:
In Middle English., From Takamiya MS 45: Doheny Collection of single leaves., Layout: double columns of forty lines., Script: English bookhand., and Decoration: initials in blue with red penwork.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
English prose literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Saints
Manuscript fragment on parchment of two initials that come from the same Psalter; for a further description of the manuscript from which they came, see Beinecke MS 483.11-14.
Description:
In Latin., Script: One letter "o" is preserved following the "H", written in gothic script in black ink., and Decoration: two 2-line initials "L" and "H" in blue decorated with foliate ornamentation outlined in brown and colored with green; the initials are for the beginning of Psalm verses.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, Psalters, and Initials
Manuscript fragment on parchment of initials from a variety of Psalms; it appears these initials come from the same manuscript as the initials in Beinecke MS 483.8-9.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: four 3-line initials from the beginning of Psalms; the first two initials are blue uncials on a square pink ground bordered in greeen; the second two are pink uncials on a square blue ground bordered in green; all four initials are filled with gold in which there are pink, green, or blue vines with white, yellow, or pink flowers; these initials are very similar in design, decoration, and size to the initials in MSS 483.8-9; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Manuscripts, Medieval, Initials, and Psalters
Manuscript leaf, on parchment, apparently from a collection of law reports (perhaps a Year-book). Actions mentioned include cases of Dower and Quare impedit
Description:
In Law French (Anglo-Norman)., Layout: single columns of 61-62 lines each., and Script: cursive legal script with some anglicana features.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a missal (use of Sarum) containing Feria IV after the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity and the Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: there are three 2-line initials in blue with red penwork trailing up and down the entire margin or the column; 1-line initials are in brown; rubrics are written in red; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; hyphenation is in the same ink as the text.