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Manuscripts, Latin

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Manuscripts entirely or partially in Latin.

Found in 236 Collections and/or Records:

Fragment of an English lectionary, 14th century

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Identifier: MS 211/VII
Scope and Contents

Lectionary, probably following the Use of Sarum. Contains parts of the 4th, 5th, and 6th lessons from a sermon of S. Maximus, appointed in the Sarum Breviary for the 6th day after Christmas when a Sunday, and part of the first lesson for S. Silvester.

Dates: 14th century

Fragment of Summary of the Decretals of Gregory IX, 13th century

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Identifier: MS 216
Contents This is a fragment (12 folios) of a summary of the Decretals of Gregory IX, a collection of jurisprudence of Catholic canon law. It was compiled by Spanish Dominican friar Raymond of Penyafort, under the orders of pope Gregory IX. Contains 1 folio of Book I and 11 of Book III (Title xxxiv, De voti redemptione, to Title xli, De celebratione missarum). ...
Dates: 13th century

Fragment of the Decalogue, possibly English or French, 14th century

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Identifier: MS 211/XXXII
Scope and Contents

A leaf from a moral treatise on the Decalogue, also known as the Ten Commandments. The Decalogue was a fundamental element for students studying the Bible in medieval universities, so there are many commentaries and texts on it. This is a leaf from one, indicated by a marginal note in the same hand as the main text, De diff. preceptorum deca-logi.



Writing

Well written, with filigree initials.

Dates: 14th century

Fragments of a book of hours, possibly French, late 15th century

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Identifier: MS 211/XVI
Scope and Contents Possibly the final leaves from a French Book of Hours, this fragment contains the hymn Gaude pia magdalena (f. 1r) . The Collect is on f. 1v: Largire nobis clementissime pater for S. Mary Magdalene. The Anthem, Supernus hospes intravit follows this, and then [Verse] O beata Martha. Oremus is before the Collect, but the leaf ends here and the prayer is missing....
Dates: late 15th century

Fragments of a French Bible, 9th century (825-850)

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Identifier: MS 211/I
Scope and Contents Bible. F. 1: end of Wisdom 19:15-20, Prologue to Ecclesiasticus (begins: Multorum nobis et magnorum per legem; ends: qui secundum legem Domini proposuerunt vitam agere), Capitula of Ecclesiasticus (chapter headings). F. 2: Ecclesiasticus 7:36-10:28 (begins: et benedictio tua gratia datus in conspectu omnibus inventi; ends: servo sensato liberi serviunt et vir). ...
Dates: 9th century (825-850)

Fragments of a French Bible, late 13th century

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Identifier: MS 211/III
Scope and Contents Bible. F. 1: end of Genesis 50:24-25 (begins: ossa mea de loco sito; ends: in loculo in egypto), rubric (Explicit liber geneseos Incipit liber exodos), beginning of Exodus 1:1-5:18 (begins: Heac sunt nomina filiorum Israhel; ends: palee non dabuntur vobis et reddetis con). F. 2: Exodus 39-40 (begins: de...
Dates: late 13th century

Fragments of a Grail, 12th century

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Identifier: MS 211/XIX
Scope and Contents 12th century Grail, each containing a folio and a half (much cropped), taken from the binding of MS 123 (Isidori Hispalensus Etymologiae etc.). It contains: 1) text from the Off. Ad te domine of Dom. X post Pentec. To Gr. Convertere of Fer. via Jejunii, and parts of 4 sequences. 2) From Ps. Domini est terra et plenitudo ejus in Vig. Nat. Domini to Gr. Exiit sermo In Nat. S. joh.; and one half-folio containing off. ...
Dates: 12th century

Fragments of a missal, 12th century

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Identifier: MS 211/XXII
Scope and Contents Four small sections (2 roughly 21cm X 6cm, another ~16.5cm X 5.5cm, and one 14.5cm X 7.75cm at it's widest point) of a noted Missal. Three of the fragments form parts of a leaf containing the middle of the Passion on Tuesday to end of Introit on Wednesday in Holy Week. The other fragment is part of the 1st Prophecy on Easter Even. Two of the fragments of the Passion to Introit on Wednesday on Holy Week obviously fit together (see picture). The final line pf text on the third fragment of this...
Dates: 12th century

Fragments of a missal, late 14th century

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Identifier: MS 211/XXV
Scope and Contents Two fragments from a Missal. (I) contains the end of Gospel to beginning of Secret Ds. de cujus gracie tue rore of Thursday, part of Collect, Lesson and Gospel of Friday. Also, end of Epistle, Grail, part of Gospel, Offertory and part of Secret Concede qs. ops. ds. of Saturday after the 3rd Sunday in Lent, and parts of the Mass of 4th Sunday. (II) Contains parts of Prefaces and musical notation, a rubric ...
Dates: late 14th century

Fragments of a missal, possibly Scottish, mid-15th century (?)

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Identifier: MS 211/V
Scope and Contents

Two fragments of a Missal, probably following the Use of Sarum. F. 1: part of the Passion and Gospel for Wednesday in Holy Week, with Collect and part of the Epistle for Maundy Thursday. F. 2: part of Gospel, Secret and Communion of Maundy Thursday, and of Prophecy, Collect and Lesson of Good Friday.



Writing

Possibly Scottish, mid-15th century.

Dates: mid-15th century (?)