Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: 8vo in quires of 12, q5^9. Signatures in Armenian fashion, at middle of lower margin at beginning and end of each quire. No catchwords or pagination., Script: Armenian book script., Decoration: Large Rubricated initials extending 5 lines., Binding: Original binding, 18th century (?) Brown morocco over wood boards with covers embellished with 3 concentric panels. Spine shows 3 raised bands going into the wood board. On watermarked paper, browned and water-stained at top corners., This article has been described as a treatise on grammar, in Armenian by Stchonghaetzi, from 1725.
Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: 44 quires, first ^4, last ^7. Missing final page. 3 hands of an unknown script. Quires are numbered at beginning recto and final verso in lower margin. Marginal notes., Script: The initial hand seems to consist of late-middle Armenian. Other hands seem to reflect the same, though with less certainty due to clarity and personality of their cursive. Read from Left to Right., Decoration: Emphasized red and black initials throughout. Upper edge engraved with key/anchor shape. Rubrication, indicating chapters, with an emphasized capital., Binding: Rich brown morocco over wood board dressed with linear etching along front and back cover, with 3 lines making an X across each face. Buttons from former hasps visible on cover.
Manuscript of a medieval epic poem, containing segments of the cycle of Guillaume d'Orange., Initials in gold and colors., Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London, England., Hernaut de Beaulande (folios 1a-35a) -- Renier de Gennes (folios 35a-46b) -- Girart de Vienne (folios 47a-83b) -- Galiens li restorés (folios 83b-135b) -- La Chronique de Saint-Denis (folios 137a-224a)
This bifolium preserves two pages of a liturgical Pentateuch, or humash, containing the Hebrew Masoretic text and the Aramaic translation of the Targum, alternating verse by verse, with the grammatical notes of the Masora parva between the columns. Despite the losses sustained from its later use as binding scrap, this item is mostly intact., Manuscript document., Title devised by cataloger., Collation: Parchment, single sheet of 2 leaves (4 pages)., Origin: Germany?, Layout: Double column, 34 lines., Script: written in a square script., Decoration: None., Annotations: A few marginal notations and a line of text in Italian in a later hand., Disbound; manuscript binding waste recovered from a binding and therefore quite browned and with the text on the one side of the sheet obscured (but legible) by binder's glue; small losses to the gutter and the corners filled with modern paper.
Manuscript document., Title devised by cataloger., Collation: Parchment, single sheet., Origin: France?, Layout: Two columns, 57 lines each. Horizontal and vertical ruling is visible on both recto and verso., Lettering: Gothic textualis., Decoration: Initials in red and blue flourishing. Script is in black ink. Running titles alternating red and blue., Binding: Disbound.
Manuscript document., Title from bookdealer's description., Collation: Parchment, single sheet., Origin: Europe., Layout: One column, 22 lines; ruled., Lettering: Gothic., Decoration: Two initials in red; rubricated in red., Binding: Disbound.
Recto – The first line continues the Responsory Verse for the Common of several Martyrs: “…novum laus ejus in ecclesia sanctorum.” Starting at the blue T on the third line of music is the first half of the antiphon for All Saints’ Day: Timete dominum om(ne)s sancti ejus quoniam nihil deest timentib(us) eum…” The fifth line of music beginning with “Inquirentes” is the Responsory Verse for Judoci: “Inquirentes autem dominu(m) no(n) deficient omni bono.” The last line of music beginning with the blue P begins the antiphon for All Saints’ Day and is continued in the first line of music on verso: “Pretiosa in c(on)spectu domini mors sanctoru(m) ejus.” Verso – The second line of music beginning with the red C is a Verse for the Sacrificium for Missa quam Sacerdos pro se dicere debeat, an Old Hispanic chant: “Credidi p(ro)pter quod locutus sum ego autem humiliates su(m) nimis.” The end of the fourth line of music, beginning with the red S is Alleluia for the feast of Popes Fabian and Sebastian: “Allelu(y)a Sancti tui domine benedicent te gloriam regni tui dicent.” Last line of text and music beginning with “Lau” is the Alleluia chant for Easter Sunday Mass: “Allelu(y)a. Laudate pueri dominu(m) laudate nomen…”, Manuscript document., Title devised by cataloger., Collation: single sheet., Origin: Northern Iberian Peninsula., Layout: Eight lines of music notation., Lettering: Written in Gothic script (textualis prescissa)., Decoration: Music lines in red. Capitals alternate between blue and red. Roman numeral XLVI alternates between blue and red. Words and notation in black., Binding: Disbound.
One leaf (two pages) from a manuscript astronomical table, also known as a Zij, measuring and recording the movement of the constellations, the fixed stars, and the longitudes and latitudes for certain cities in the Muslim world. Compiled by the astronomer Ibn al-Raffa. On wove machine made paper. Recto: 18 rows and 10 columns to the page, in black, red, and blue ink, within ruled borders. Verso: 19 rows and 8 columns to the page, in black, red, and blue ink, within ruled borders., Manuscript document., Title devised by cataloger., Date and place of production from bookdealer's description., Collation: Paper, single sheet, two pages., Origin: North Africa., Layout: Tabular data., Lettering: Unidentified script., Binding: Disbound.
One leaf (two pages) from an illuminated manuscript Qur'an, containing text from surah XXXII, As-Sajdah (the Adoration) and including verses 32.16-17: Their sides draw away from (their) beds, they call upon their lord in fear and in hope, and they spend out of what We have given them. So no soul knows what is hidden for them of that, which will refresh the eyes; a reward for what they did. The leaf includes a Persian interlinear translation in red., Manuscript document., Title devised by cataloger., Date and place of production from bookdealer's description., Collation: Paper, single sheet, two pages., Origin: India., Layout: Single column of 12 lines, with interlinear translation., Lettering of Arabic text: Naskh, with thuluth in the headings. Persian text in unidentified script., Decoration: Text within border of foliage in red and gold, with frames in red, black, gold, and green; verso has decoration in lower right margin, in gold, black, blue, and red., Annotations: Possible annotations on verso, far right edge., Binding: Disbound.
One leaf (two pages) from an illuminated manuscript of poetry in Persian, containing lines by Persian Suif poet Jāmī., Manuscript document., Title devised by cataloger., Date and place of production from bookdealer's description., Collation: Paper, single sheet, two pages., Origin: North India., Layout: 12 lines in 2 columns., Lettering: Nasta'liq script in black ink., Decoration: Intercolumnar rules decorated with floral motifs; corner pieces and outer margins decorated with floral sprays and motifs in colors and gold throughout, inner margins ruled in colors and gold., Binding: Disbound.