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- Creator:
- Alberti, Petrus
- Published / Created:
- [between 1400 and 1500]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 1109
- Image Count:
- 529
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of Postillae ("sermons," or treatises) on the gospels and epistles in a style close to Petrus Alberti (or, Aldeberti, or Adalberti).
- Description:
- In Latin., Script: The main text (artt. 5-41) is copied by two hands in Gothica Cursiva Currens: hand (A) copied ff. 13r-108v (quires II-IX); and hand (B) copied ff. 109r-247v (quires X-XXI partim). The other texts are in similar script types., Decoration: Missing on many pages (ff. 37r-40r, 41v-56r, 67v-78v, 85v-89r, 92v-93v, etc.), but there is red underlining, paragraph marks, stroking of majuscules and punctuation, red headings, and occasional annotations and indications of the sources., and Binding: original blind-tooled brown leather over wooden boards; both covers are decorated with a spread eagle, a rampant lion, and a fleur-de-lis, with an inscription on the front cover. Two leather and brass clasps are attached to the rear board while brass catches are on the front board.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Liturgy, Church dedication sermons, Church year sermons, and Manuscripts, Medieval
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Postils on the Gospels