Box Communal Collections 55
Contains 22 Results:
Chapters from the First and Second Books of Timothy (France), 1230
Latin (gothic script) handwritten in black ink on vellum. Chapter headings and initials are written in blue and red ink. Prickings, ruling, and errata are visible on the vellum. The large, decorated initial “P” resembles that of French Cistercian manuscripts. 2 columns, 60 lines per column, 225mmX326mm.
Sententiarum Libri IV. Commentaries on the Sentences of Peter Lombard (Italy?), 1300
Latin (small gothic bookhand) handwritten in brown ink on vellum. Flourished initials in blue and red ink. Chapter headings written in red and blue ink. Ruling and skin pores visible on the vellum. 2 columns, 50 lines per column, 143mmX200mm.
Passage from the Book of Ecclesiastes (England), 1360
Suffrage of Mary Magdalene from a Breviary (France), 1400
Latin (gothic script) handwritten in brown ink on vellum. Ruling and rubrication are visible on the vellum. There are six floriated initials all gilt with blue, pink, and red ink. This suffrage was probably read during Matins. 2 columns, 30 lines per column, 127mmX175mm.
Breviary (Germany), 1464
Book of Hours (Italy), 1490
Anthology of Persian Poetry (Iran), 17th Century
Persian written in black ink on paper. Gold borders and pink, blue, red, and gold flowers are painted on the paper. The contents include poems by Nizami (12th Century) and Jami (15th Century), two of the greatest Persian poets.
140mmX210mm.
Special thanks to Dr. Muhammad Isa Waley, Lead Curator, Persian, of the British Library for accurately identifying this leaf.
Qur'an (Origin Unknown), 12th Century
Qur'an leaf in Cufic writing in black ink with red notations.
Book of Hymns (Russia), circa 1625
Guido de Baysio's Rosarium Decretorum (Italy), circa 1300 - 1325
Medieval manuscript leaf on vellum from Italy (hair side recto, skin side verso) written in heavily abbreviated Latin in Gothic hand with text from the Rosarium Decretorum of Guido de Baysio, a commentary on Gratian's Decretum. Leaf text is a discussion of Gratian's 27th Causa, which outlines punishments for adultery between monks and nuns. Red and blue initials and paragraph breaks throughout. Multiple instances of marginalia including several manicules.
Chapters 41 and 42 from the Book of Isaiah (Germany), 15th Century
Latin (gothic script) handwritten in black ink on vellum. Chapter headings and two decorated initials written in blue and red ink. Rubrication and ruling visible on the vellum. 2 columns, 46 lines per column, 310mmX440mm
Byzantine Musical Notation (Origin Unknown), Late 13th - 14th Century
Antiphonary (France), 1450 - 1499
Chinese block printing (China), 1440
Leaf from Buddhist scriptures printed from wooden blocks on China paper in blank ink in Chinese. Chain lines are present and there is no watermark. 5 columns of characters, 5”X14.25”
Nuremberg Chronicle [Liber chronicarum] (Germany), 1493
Justinian I, Codex de Tortis. Venice: Baptista de Tortis, 1496
Printed in Latin in Tortis’ round, gothic type on paper with black ink. Red and blue initials and chain lines are present. It is an incunable and has rubricated text. Larger red initials are printed throughout. There is no watermark present. This leaf is from the Second Book. Folio number is printed on the top recto side in Arabic numerals, 50. Signature Sii is printed on bottom recto side. 2 columns, 82 lines; 11.75”X17”
de Voragine, Jacobus. Golden Legend. London: Wynkyn de Worde (2 leaves), 1527
Meinhold, William. Sidonia the Sorceress. London: Kelmscott Press, 1893
Daffodils by William Wordsworth, likely created by Edmund H. Garrett, undated
Probably late 19th or early 20th Century artwork on paper. The origin is most likely North America. Possibly printed or stenciled and then gone over in hand with silver ink. The border is hand decorated with daffodils. The reverse has a painted monogram reading either “CHG” or “EHG”. This piece is likely to be the work of watercolor artist and illustrator Edmund H. Garrett. 9.75”X13.75”
Papyrus Fragment (Egypt), circa 30 B.C.E.
This Egyptian papyrus fragment from the Book of the Dead is written in Hieratic and is from the Ptolemaic period (323 B.C.E. to 30 B.C.E.). Hieratic is always written from right to left. It is a portion of a roll formerly owned by Reverend W. Frankland Hood and later by William Randolph Hearst. 75mmX140mm.
Ancient and Medieval Manuscript Leaves collection
The Ancient and Medieval Manuscript Leaves collection contains leaves from a variety of primarily religious texts in multiple languages. Most of the leaves are vellum; however, a few of the leaves are paper. The collection demonstrates a variety of medieval texts, languages, inks, and artistic styles. This particular collection is an excellent teaching tool for many classes in the humanities.