Lectionary (monastic?)

F-8yhz

Exeter, Exeter Cathedral Library, F/30

General Information

Title Lectionary
Shelfmarks F/30
Material Parchment
Place of Origin France?
Date of Origin 14th century
Script, Hands

Neat Northern textualis with certain round features. Two-compartment a; uncial d only; second leg of h reaches below the baseline, although rarely reaching below the shaft. The tail of g is closed and angular. The shaft of t cuts across the horizontal bar on its left section. At word-end, a vertical hairline drops from the end of the horizontal bar. Round s used only at word-end. v regularly used at the beginning of words, occasionally alternating with u. The left leg of x is a straight hairline that reaches below the baseline.

Fusion and round r are consistently used. Minims have feet turning to the right. In the case of straight r, when found at word-end, that foot turns into a hairline that reaches up towards the upper stroke. Ligatured st and ct regularly used. Tyronian nota is crossed; y is occasionally dotted. Capitals often include extra, decorative strokes. Similarly, at the beginning of a new subsection in the text, they tend to be partially filled with red ink, such as that of the rubricated titles. Main initials alternate in red and blue.

Punctuation by punctus simplex and punctus elevatus. Hairlines used as diacritics to indicate i when found among a series of minims.

Text in two columns of 27 lines. Wide margins with no traces of later use.

Original Condition

Page Height 202 – 204 mm
Page Width 145 – 150 mm
Height of Written Area 127 – 129 mm
Width of Written Area 88 – 89 mm
Number of Columns 2
Width of Columns 39 – 41 mm
Number of Lines 27
Line Height 5 mm
Ruling Pencil

Current Condition

Dimensions (Half leaf only) Page size, 202/203 x 66/71 mm; written area, 128/129 x 39/41 mm

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Latin
    • Title Lectionary
    • F30_r