Manuscript leaf, on parchment, in a single hand, probably from an Anglo-Norman breviary.
Description:
Decoration: Rubricated. Two illuminated initials with long marginal extensions; two smaller initials., From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Layout: double columns of 25 lines., and Script: gothic.
Subject (Topic):
Breviaries--Early works to 1800., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library., and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.
Manuscript fragment, on parchment, of a choir breviary, containing part of the offices for Epiphany.
Description:
Decoration: Rubricated. Initials in blue with red penwork. Large illuminated initial "A" with full border on verso, gilt., From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Layout: double columns of 51 lines., Musical notation on four-line red staves., References to Thomas Becket struck through on verso., and Script: gothic liturgical hand.
Subject (Topic):
Breviaries--Early works to 1800., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library., and Musical notation--Early works to 1800.