Search History

Holdings Information

    • Title:Litany of the saints (fragment).
    • Published/Created:Chartres?, France, approximately 1420.
    • Physical Description:1 leaf : parchment ; 151 mm x 103 mm
    • Yale Holdings

       
    • Notes:Script: gothica textualis semiquadrata.
      Decoration: Ruled in red. Each invocation begins with a small gold capital on a red or blue ink ground. Line fillers in alternating red or blue ink with gold highlighting.
      In Latin.
      Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2006.
    • Access and use:This material is open for research.
    • Summary:Manuscript fragment on parchment containing a portion of the Litany of the Saints. Saint Lubin of Chartres is among the saints invoked.
    • Format:Archives or Manuscripts
    • Cite as:Litany of the Saints (Fragment). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
    • Subjects:Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven.
    • Subjects (Local Yale):Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library.
      Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.
    • Genre/Form:Manuscripts, Medieval--France--15th century.