Palæography Notes upon the History of Writing and the Medieval Art of Illumination

Part 9

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Cadmus the Phoenician, 10 Calendars in Prayer books, 67 Calligraphy extinguished by Printing, 80 Canon Law, 57 Canonical Hours, 53 Canterbury school of writing, 59 Capitals in writing, 25 Carolingian art, 35, 37, 43, 59 -- writing, 40, 43 Celtic Church, 53 Cesnola (L. P. di), 85 Chaldæa, age of writing in, 7 Chaldees (Turanian or Akkad), 9 -- (Aramæan or Semitic), 11 Charles the Great, 35, 41, 43 Charters, style of writing used in, 26, 54, 55 Charter hand in England, 72 Chastel d'Amours, MS., 88 Chinese origins, 13 Christ blackhaired in pictures, 88 Chronology of the Bible, 6 {96} Chrysography, 3, 26, 60 Churches (Early Christian), 53 Civil Law, 57 Classic survival in Italy, 35 Clovio (Giulio) Miniatures, 81 Colonna (Guido) Tale of Troy, 88 Colours in miniatures and ornament, 61 Columba (St.), 36 Coptic alphabet, 25 -- writing, 9, 84 Cufic writing, 20 Cursive Roman, 26, 28 Cymry of North England, 33 -- settled in Wales, 33 Cyril (St.), 52 Cyrillic alphabet, 51

David (Gerard) of Bruges, 78, 80 Decoration of MSS., Irish, 35, 36 -- Anglo-Saxon, 35 -- Frankish, 37, 43 -- Gallo-Roman, 44, 47 -- English, 45 -- German, 45 -- Spanish, 46 -- Italian, 46 -- Byzantine, 46, 47 Demotic writing (Egyptian), 9, 84 Deutsch, meaning of the word, 31 Devanagari alphabet, 18, 21 Diplomatic writing, 26, 54, 55 Drawing and design, Mediæval, 62 Durer (Albert), 79 Durham school of writing, 59

Eginhart, the Frank, 43 Egypt called Khem, 5, 8 -- -- Aigupt, 8 -- -- Mizraim, Misr, 8 -- Age of writing in, 5 Egyptology, 6 England the centre of French art and literature, 62 English Art in MSS., 49, 60, 62, 72, 90, 91 -- Calendars in Horæ, 69 -- illuminated borders, 65, 77, 90 {97} -- MS. Bible Sec. XIII., 87 Estrangelo Syriac, 20 Ethiopic language, 85 -- writing, 12 Etruscan alphabet, 16 Euchologium, 54 Evangeliarium, German MS., 93

Flemish school of art, 74, 76, 79, 90, 91 -- Calendars in Horæ, 68 -- illuminated borders, 78 Floral borders, 65 Florentine miniatures, 78, 81 Formation and use of books, 3 France (Central) MSS. produced in, 62 Frankish empire, 39 -- writing, 28, 37, 39 French art in MSS., 60, 62, 73 -- Calligraphy and ornamentation, 49 -- Calendars in Horæ, 68 -- illuminated borders, 65, 77 -- MS. Latin Bibles, 1300, 87

Gallic language, 30 Gallican use in liturgy, 53 Gaul, Age of writing in, 22 -- Greek writing in, 22 German Art in MSS., 86 -- Calendar in liturgies, 70 -- illumination, 61 -- -- in Flemish style, 93 -- writing, 71 Germany, name of, 30 Girolamo dai Libri, 81 Glagolitic alphabet, 51 Glastonbury school of writing, 59 Gloucester calendar, 69 Gospel of St. Peter, 48 Gothic alphabet (Wulfila's), 25, 28, 31 -- Kingdom in Spain, 23 -- Kingdom in Italy, 41 -- mediæval writing, 32, 65 Goths and Germans, 28 Gower (John) in a miniature of the Confessio Amantis, 90 Graduale of the missal, 54 Greek alphabet, 10, 13, 14 -- Bibles, 53 -- Colonies, 15 {98} -- Gospels, MS., Sec. X., 85 -- writing, minuscules, 47 Gregory (St.), 54 Grey (Thomas) Marquis of Dorset, 91 -- (John and Elizabeth), 91 Grimani Breviary, 80 Grisaille painting, 75, 89, 91 Grosseteste (Raymond), 88 Guthones, 29

Hebrew language, 19 -- writing in square letters, 19, 84 Hellenised Oriental peoples, 23 Herculaneum, writing at, 25 Heures d'Anne de Bretagne, 78 Hieratic writing in Egypt, 9 -- MS. on papyrus, 84 Hieroglyphic writing (Egyptian), 9 -- MS. on papyrus, 83 Himyaritic alphabet, 12 Horæ for private prayer, 56, 67 -- of French work, 74 -- of English work, 69, 76, 77, 90 -- constitution of, 67 Horologium, 54 Hours, the Canonical, 53, 56 Hours of the Virgin, _see_ Horæ Hrabanus Maurus, 30 Huntingfield Psalter, MS., 73 Hyksos or Shepherd Kings in Egypt, 11 Hymnals, 54, 58

Iberian writing in Spain, 22 Iceland and its literature, 51 Illumination (Mediæval), origin of, 36 India, age of writing in, 18, 21 Indian languages (modern), 21 Initials illuminated, 62, 64 Ink used in MSS., 3 Ireland, writing in, 28, 32 Irish alphabet, 26 -- MS., 28, 36 -- MacDurnan's Gospels, 85 -- ornamentation in MSS., 85 -- teachers of the Angles, 34 Isengrim, Abbot of Ottenbeuern, 86 Italian art, 62, 79, 92 {99} -- late classical art, 60 -- miniatures, 88, 92 -- Picture of the Crucifixion, 88 -- Schools of Illumination, 70 -- Saints in Calendars, 70 Italic characters, 83 Italy, age of writing in, 15 Italy, various hands used in, 83 Ivy-leaf borders, 63

Jerome (St.), 51 Jornandes the Gothic historian, 42 Juana la Loca, 80

Khem, name of old Egypt, 5, 8

Lannoy, Low country family, 91 Latin alphabet, origin of the, 17 Latin Bible, 52 -- -- MSS., 87 -- Liturgies, 53 Lectronaries, 54 Lenormant (Francois), 11 Liturgical books, 66 -- frequently transcribed, 53 Liturgies in the vernacular, 57 Lindisfarne school of writing, 59 Livres d'Heures--_see_ Horæ Lombardic writing, 38, 40, 41 -- uncials, 88 Lombards, The Kingdom of the, 40 Lombardy (Cisalpine Gaul), 22 -- under the Goths, 40, 41 -- under the Lombards, 41 -- under the Franks, 41

MacDurnan's Gospels, Irish MS., 86 Madden (Sir Frederick), 37 Manchu script, 22 Manetho, Egyptian Chronicle, 6 MSS. on purple vellum, 27, 60 Marcomanni, 30 Margaret of Austria, 80 Marseilles, Greek colony, 15, 22 Materials of books, 3 Mathias Corvinus, 80 {100} Medici, patrons of art, 80 -- (Lorenzo dei) Prayer book, 82 -- (Pietro dei) Prayer book, 82 Memling (Hans), 78 Menologium, Greek Liturgy, 54 Merowingian writing, 28, 38 Minuscule letters, 26 Miroir Historial, MS., 75, 91 Missal, MSS., 54 -- formation of, 53 -- constitution of, 66 -- Anglo-Italian MS., 88 Mizraim, Misr, names of Egypt, 8 Moeso-Gothic Alphabet, 31, 41 Mongolian script, 22 Mozarabic 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 writing, 16 Ostrogoths, 32 Ottenbeuern MSS., 86 Oxford School of Law, 58

Padua University, 58 Palæography (the word), 2 Papal prohibition of vernacular 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 (Cuneiform), 7 -- Pehlvi, 19 -- Talik, 21 Perspective in miniatures, 76 Petrarch MS. attributed to Attavante, 81 Philip I. of Castile (Archduke of Austria), 80 Phoenician colonies, 15 -- use of letters, 10 {101} 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 Rougé (Vicomte Emm. de), 11 Runic letters, 29 Rustic capitals, 25 Ruskin (John), 2

Sabaan use of letters, 12 -- origin of Abyssinians, 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, Anglo-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 script, 52 Spain, Age of writing in, 22 -- Visigothic writing in, 43 -- Carolingian writing, 43 {102} -- mediæval 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 Theodoric the Ostrogoth, 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 Turdetani 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 Bishop, 31

York school of writing, 44, 59 York use in Liturgy, 69

Zend writing, 19

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Corrections made to printed text

Page 9: 'The hieratic character was simply an abridgment of the hieroglyphic' corrected from 'The hieratic character was simply an abridgment of the hieratic' (!)

Page 31: 'Gothic th' corrected from 'Gothie th'

Index, Italy: 'various' corrected from 'varions'

Index, Mizraim: corrected from 'Mizzaim'