Manuscript fragment on parchment of Heinrich Seuse's Buchlein der Ewigen Weisheit; this is among the earliest known copies of the work and is written in a transitional dialect between Swabian and Alemannic
Description:
In Middle High German., Script: written in gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 3-line initials at the beginning of chapters are in red; 1-line initials are in black highlighted with red; rubrics are written in red in the same script as the text; punctuated with the punctus and virgule.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of a portion of Wirnt von Gravenberg's Wigalois
Description:
In Middle High German., Script: written in a gothic script (littera textualis)., and Decoration: 1-line initials are in red uncials; other 1-line initials are in black highlighted with red; punctuated with the punctus and punctus elevatus; the text is not written according to lines of verse.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Wirnt, von Grafenberg, active 13th century.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval, German literature, and History and criticism