Manuscript on parchment of 1) Robert of Bridlington, Catena on Romans, begins imperfectly at 1. 24; missing Romans 9.17-21 (and portions of 9.16, 22). 2) Robert of Bridlington, Catena on 1 Corinthians; missing 7.39-15.44. 3) Robert of Bridlington, Catena on 2 Corinthians; ends abruptly at 12.20.
Description:
In Latin., Script: Written in a neat gothic bookhand by three scribes. Scribe 1) ff. 1r-2v; 2) 3r-22v, 51r-71v; 3) ff. 22v-50v, 72r-96v., Large elegant initial, 26-line, in red penwork, on f. 72r; smaller similar initial, 16-line, in green with red highlights, also on f. 72r; simple decorative letters, 14- and 6-line, green and red respectively, on f. 51r. Quotations from Bible and marginal notes referring to authors cited, in red. Modern illuminated title page inserted as f. iii: "Catena Commentariorum S. S. Patrum, in Epistolis ad Romanos et Corinthios. M. S. Saeculi XIV"., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Russia leather, blind-tooled, over wooden boards; 4 metal bosses on each cover; leather thong.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Robert, of Bridlington, 1167.
Subject (Topic):
Catenae, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Scholasticism
Honorius, of Autun, approximately 1080-approximately 1156
Published / Created:
[between 1175 and 1200, ca. 1200]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 315
Image Count:
10
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on parchment composed of three distinct parts. Part I (ff. 1-64): Honorius of Autun, Gemma animae. Part II (ff. 65-80): Pseudo-Hugh of St. Victor, Speculum de mysteriis ecclesiae. Part III (ff. 81-122): Jean Beleth, Summa
Description:
In Latin., Script: Each part written by a different scribe, all in early gothic bookhand., Part I: Initials, 12- to 2-line, red, green, blue, with exuberant designs in contrasting colors that often extend full length of folio, some trimmed. Headings in red. Part II: Decorative initials, 8- to 2-line, alternate red and blue, with designs in contrasting colors; plain initials, 1-line, some with simple ornamentation, in red or blue throughout. Heading in red. Guide-letters in inner margin. Part III: Simple initials, a few with designs. Paragraphs marks in red and/or black. Guide-letters in outer and inner margins; notes to rubricator perpendicular to written space in gutter and outer margin. Headings in red., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Vellum case with a black label, gold-tooled, and arms of Athelstan Riley on covers. Bound by John R. Hering, London, active 1817-35.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Honorius, of Autun, approximately 1080-approximately 1156.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Scholasticism
