Manuscript fragments
Found in 66 Collections and/or Records:
Fragments of an abridged breviary, possibly French, 14th century (?)
An abridged Breviary (known as a 'Portiforium), with remarkably short Lessons. It contains the Sanctorale from S. Thomas (21 Dec.) to S. Agnes (21 Jan.), and from S. Scholastica (10 Feb.) to Lady Day (25 March). The Proper for the following saints is included: Silvester, Felix, Marcellus, Prisca, Fabian, Sebastian, Anthony (added in margin later), Scholastica, Valentine, Chair of S. Peter, Matthias, Perpetua and Felicitas, and Gregory.
Fragments of an antiphoner, possibly Dutch or German, 15th century
Fragments of an Augustinian breviary, 15th century
Leaves from an Augustinian Breviary, containing part of the Sanctorale from 1st Evensong of the Feast of the Holy Lance, to 2nd Evensong of Conversion of Saint Augustine, including (f. 3r) the Proper of Saint Monica.
Writing
Fine, small hand in black ink, with lots of rubrication and initials in red.
Fragments of an English processional, 15th century
Fragments of an ordinale, 14th century
Two portions of a vellum leaf of a 14th century Ordinale, containing part of the Temporale following the Feast of the Epiphany. There sections cut from both fragments in a regular pattern (see images).
Writing
Neat, in black ink. There is a small hint of coloured initials in blue and red, although only one or two are actually visible on these fragments. There is one rough filigree initial.
Fragments of the Auchinleck Manuscript containing two texts, 1330s
Fragments of the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX, early 14th century
Fragments of the Gratian Decretals, possibly English, 13th century
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Fragments of the Inchcolm Antiphoner, c 1340
Fragments of the Prose Chronicle by Guillaume le Breton, late 14th century (c 1380)
These are two leaves from a vernacular French version of the Prose Chronicle, by Guillaume le Breton. The vernacular translation of this chronicle seems to have been unknown until C. Borland's work on this fragment in the early 20th century. Folio 1 starts with 'Puiz vous fis de Garenne Conte' and ends with 'Qui lavoit demande en part'; folio 2 starts with 'Freres le roi qui at eu', and ends with 'Et s'en revint ainsinc delivres'