Palæography : notes upon the history of writing and the medieval art of illumination / By Bernard Quaritch.

  • Bernard Quaritch
Date:
1894
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Credit: Palæography : notes upon the history of writing and the medieval art of illumination / By Bernard Quaritch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mathias Corvinus, 80 Medici, patrons of art, 80 — (Lorenzo dei) Prayer book, 82 — (Pietro dei) Prayer book, 82 Memling (Hans), 78 Menologinm, Greek Lit- urgy, 54 Merowingian wrlting,28,38 Minuscule letters, 26 ]\Iiroir Historial,MS., 75,91 Missal, MSS., .54 — formation of, 53 — constitution of, 66 — Anglo-Italian MS., 88 Mizzaini, Misr, names of Egypt. 8 Moeso-Gothic Alphabet, 31,41 Mongolian script, 22 J\lozarabic liturgy, 53 Nagari alphabet, 18, 21 Naples, work done at, 82 Naskhi Arabic writing, 20 Norman Conquest of England, 62 Norse Runes, 30 Nuneaton Convent, work done in, 87 Ornamentation in MSS.,60 Oscan and Umbrian writ- ing, 16 Ostrogoths, 32 Ottenbeuern MSS., 86 Oxford School of Law, 58 Padua University, 58 Palaeography (the word), 2 Papal prohibition of ver- nacular liturgies, 57 Papyrus for books, 4 — in Assyria, 8 Parchment for books, 4 Paris University, 44, 58 Patrick (St.), 28 Pehlvi writing, 19 Penitentialia, 57 Persian writing (Cunei- form), 7 — Pehlvi, 19 — Talik, 21 Perspective in miniatures, 76 Petrarch MS. attributed to Attavante, 81 Philip I. of Castile (Arch- duke of Austria), 80 Phoenician colonies, 15 Phoenician use of letters, 10 Photius, Bibliotheca, 54 Phrygian use of letters, 12 Pontificale, 54 Prakrit language, 18, 21 Prayer books for private persons, 55, 56 Primers, 56 Prisse Papyrus, 5 Processimale, 54 Psalter in the Liturgy, 54 — for private prayer, 55 Ptah Hotep’s Precepts, 5 Punic writing in Spain, 22 Reformation in the Church, 57 Renaissance of Literature, 58 Roman letters in their modern forms, 83 Roman origins, 16 — writing, 25 Rouge (Vicomte Emm. de), 11 Runic letters, 29 Rustic capitals, 25 Ruskin (John), 2 Sabaan use of letters, 12 — origin of Abyssinian s, 85 Sacramentaries, 53, 54 Saints’ names in Calendars, 67, 68, 69 Samaritan alphabet, 19 — Pentateuch, 84 Sanskrit language, 21 Sargon, King of Akkad, 7 Sarum use, 69 Saxons and Angles, 34 Scandinavia, 42 Scandinavian writing, An- glo-Saxon, 50 Teutonic, 51 Runic, 29, 50 Scots, Irish pirates, 33 Scottish Liturgies, 69 Semitic Alphabet, 11 Semi-uncials, 26 Septuagint, creation of the, 23 Siamese writing, 21 Sigismondo da Carpio, 81 Singalese alphabet, 21 Skeat (Rev. W. W.), 88 Slavonic alphabets, 51 Slovene language and sciipt, 52 Spain, Age of writing in, 22 — Visigothicwi'itingin,43 Spain, Carolingian writ- ing, 43 — mediaeval Gothic, 43 Spanish Calendars in Liturgies, 70 — ornamentation of MSS., 61 Stephens (George), 29 Stubbs (Bishop), 33 Suevi, 30 Sweynheym and Pannartz, 83 Synaxarium, 54 Syriac language, 19, 24 Syrians, 12 Talik writing (Persian), 21 Terrien de la Couperie (Prof.), 13 Teutonic, 31 TheodorictheOstrogoth,41 Theotisc, 31 Thibetan writing, 21 Thompson (E. Maunde), 1, 11 Tournay Hours, 75, 90 Tours, Abbey of St. Martin, 44 Troilus and Cressida, 88 Troybook, Venetian MS., 88 Tnrdetani of Spain, 22 Ulfila—see Wulfila Umbrian and Oscan writing, 16 Uncials in writing, 25 Vellum for books, 4 Venetian Art, Troybook, 88 — miniatures, 81,82,88 Visigoths, 32 — in Spain, 23 Visigothic art, 39 — writing, 38, 40, 42, 43 Volumes, rolled books, 3 Wales, Briton and Cymry, 34 Welsh, meaning of the word, 31 Westwood (Professor), 33, 37 William the Trouvere, 88 Winchester school of writing, 59 Wulfila, Gothic Bi.shop, 31 York school of writing, 44, 59 York use in Liturgy, 69 Zend writing, 19