Lectionary
Fragment containing Wisdom 3:5-8, John 15:5-6, and Ecclesiastes 24:11-17
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Chicago, University of Chicago Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, Codex Ms 686
Natalie Nitsch, University of Chicago, 2025 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title
Lectionary
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
Western Europe
Date of Origin
Second half of 11th century with 13th century additions.
Script, Hands
Recto contains Caroline minuscule in right column from second half of the 11th century based on clubbed ascenders, ampersand, and ruling in lead (Germanic origin based on form of Et); in left column, an inexpert Gothic hand from the 13th century or later based on o-r form. Verso contains the same 11th-century hand in left column; in right column, a neater Gothic hand (13th century based on G, o-r ligature, curved S, and hooked h).
Original Condition
Number of Columns
2
Width of Columns
96 mm
Ruling
Ruled in lead
Current Condition
Dimensions
76 x 137 mm
More about the Current Condition
Incomplete parchment leaf.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Faded red rubrics on both sides.
History
Provenance
Owned by Sigurd and Gudrun Wandel. Their collection of 68 manuscript fragments was acquired by the University of Chicago in 1926.