Decorated initial "D" with white vinework elements in an 11th-century Homiliary manuscript from Italy now at the Ohio State University's Rare Books & Manuscripts Library.

Recto side of a manuscript leaf from an 11th-century Homiliary manuscript from Italy now at the Ohio State University's Rare Books & Manuscripts Library.

Verso side of a manuscript leaf from an 11th-century Homiliary manuscript from Italy now at the Ohio State University's Rare Books & Manuscripts Library.

Detail of text from an 11th-century Homiliary manuscript from Italy now at the Ohio State University's Rare Books & Manuscripts Library.

Superb #ManuscriptFragment at Ohio State: an 11th-century Italian Homiliary, w/ sermon on Luke 5:17-26 on Jesus's miraculous cures, w/ a lovely decorated initial "D". Previously owned by Bernard Rosenthal &, later, Martin Schøyen. #fragmentology Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.472 #MedievalManuscripts

Another new #ManuscriptFragment just acquired by Ohio State: folio from the late-13th century Peter Lombard MS I posted about earlier, this one w/ text from Bk. IV, Dist. 14-15. I love the informal beastie faces added to descenders at the bottom of the text block. #fragmentology #MedievalManuscripts

Newest #ManuscriptFragment at Ohio State: folio, once recycled as a binding fragment, from John of Bologna's Quaestiones de Anima Humana, produced in Italy, 14th century. The leaf once belonged to the famous bibliographer, A. N. L. Munby #fragmentology #MedievalManuscript Spec.Rare.MS.MR.524

Detail of handwriting, with a large decorative initial in blue and rubricated text in red, from a lectern Bible manuscript produced in Bohemia or Germany in 1507.

Detail of handwriting, with a large decorative initial and rubricated text in red, from a lectern Bible manuscript produced in Bohemia or Germany in 1507.

Parchment folio from a lectern Bible manuscript produced in Bohemia or Germany in 1507, preserving text from IV (II) Kings 11:18-13:14.

Parchment folio from a lectern Bible manuscript produced in Bohemia or Germany in 1507, preserving text from IV (II) Kings 11:18-13:14.

Yet another new #OttoEge #ManuscriptFragment find in a private Ohio collection: leaf from a lectern Bible (HL 44) produced in Germany or Bohemia, 1507; text from IV (II) Kings 11:18-13:14. Ege incorporated sister leaves as MS 44 in his famous 50 Original Leaves portfolio. #fragmentology

Another new Otto Ege #MedievalManuscript find in a private Ohio collection: leaf from an Italian pocket Bible (HL 11), one of the MSS included in the Fifty Original Leaves portfolio. Text = Isaiah 43:13-44:19. #fragmentology #ManuscriptFragment #OttoEge

Detail of a folio from a 15th-century book of hours showing a historiated initial depicting a medieval bishop. Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.396

Illuminated folio from a 15th-century book of Hours. Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.396

Illuminated folio from a 15th-century book of Hours. Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.396

Illuminated folio from a 15th-century book of Hours. Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.396

Inspired by a research request today, here are OSU's 2 folios from the so-called Breviary of Bertrand de Chalençon, Bishop of Rodez from 1457-1495. Later owned by Louis de Rochebaron, Duke of Aumont (1709-82). #ManuscriptFragment #BookHistory #fragmentology #provenance #MedievalManuscripts

Illuminated leaf from a late-15th century French Book of Hours with an illumination of the marriage of Mary and Joseph at the top of the page.

Illuminated leaf from a late-15th century French Book of Hours with an illumination of the marriage of Mary and Joseph at the top of the page.

Illuminated leaf from a late-15th century French Book of Hours, featuring a close up of an illuminated bird in the folio's margin.

New add to Ohio State RBML's collection: #ManuscriptFragment from a late-15th century Rouen Book of Hours w/ text from the end of Matins & opening of Lauds w/ an illumination of the marriage of Mary & Joseph. Nifty bird in the margins, too. #MedievalManuscript #fragmentology Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.509

Recto of a manuscript folio of the De Judiciis Astrologiae by the 11th-century Tunisian astrologer Haly Abenragel (Abu I-Hasan Ali ibn Abi I-Rijal).

Verso of a manuscript folio of the De Judiciis Astrologiae by the 11th-century Tunisian astrologer Haly Abenragel (Abu I-Hasan Ali ibn Abi I-Rijal).

Nifty reader-added maniculum (pointing hand) indicating an important passage of text in a manuscript folio of the De Judiciis Astrologiae by the 11th-century Tunisian astrologer Haly Abenragel (Abu I-Hasan Ali ibn Abi I-Rijal).

Detail of handwritten text in a manuscript folio of the De Judiciis Astrologiae by the 11th-century Tunisian astrologer Haly Abenragel (Abu I-Hasan Ali ibn Abi I-Rijal).

Nice #ManuscriptFragment find in Ohio: leaf from a ca. 1300 copy of De Judiciis Astrologiae by the 11th-century Tunisian astrologer Haly Abenragel (Abu I-Hasan Ali ibn Abi I-Rijal). The leaf was recycled as a binding support in a later, now unknown, book. #fragmentology #MedievalScience

An early-8th century manuscript leaf from the so-called Luxeuil Prophets, featuring text from the biblical book of Daniel, chapter 3.

An early-8th century manuscript leaf from the so-called Luxeuil Prophets, featuring text from the biblical book of Daniel, chapter 3.

Detail of script in an early-8th century manuscript leaf from the so-called Luxeuil Prophets, featuring text from the biblical book of Daniel, chapter 3.

Detail of script in an early-8th century manuscript leaf from the so-called Luxeuil Prophets, featuring text from the biblical book of Daniel, chapter 3.

Yesterday's program on the Luxeuil Prophets #ManuscriptFragment attended by over 45 people--including the leaf's owner--was such a success, and our student presenter, Jessica Crabtree, did such a good job that the fragment's owner donated this early-8th century treasure to Ohio State on the spot!

If you're in Columbus today: Join us for a special lecture by OSU grad student Jessica Crabtree, "An 8th-Century Manuscript in Ohio: Examining the Daniel Fragment of the Luxeuil Prophets," focusing on a superb #ManuscriptFragment loaned to us last fall for use in our Manuscript Studies course.

Pair of illuminated initials in a mid-13th century Parisian pocket Bible manuscript.

Folio from a mid-13th century Parisian pocket Bible manuscript with text from the Gospel of Mark.

Folio from a mid-13th century Parisian pocket Bible manuscript with text from the Gospel of Mark and the prologue to the Gospel of Luke.

Pair of illuminated initials in a mid-13th century Parisian pocket Bible manuscript.

Another recent NE Ohio #ManuscriptFragment find: leaf from an illuminated pocket Bible, Paris, ca. 1250, broken by Bruce Ferrini & associates in the early 1980s, this leaf w/ Mark 15:21-16:20 & the prologue text for Luke, w/ a pair of lovely inhabited initials. #fragmentology #MedievalManuscripts

Picture of a large choir book manuscript folio pasted to the lid of an oversized metal box.

Picture of the inside of a large metal box that has a recycled music manuscript leaf pasted to its front cover.

Picture of a large choir book manuscript folio pasted to the lid of an oversized metal box.

Ugly #ManuscriptFragment alert!: very large Antiphonal folio cutting pasted to the cover of a metal box designed to look like a large book. MS includes chants and music for Matins on the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin. Recent pick-up for our teaching artifact collection. #fragmentology

Detail of humanist script from a 15th-century manuscript copy of Cicero's De Amicitia. Ohio State University, Rare Books & Manuscripts Library, Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.505.

Picture of a bifolium from a 15th-century manuscript copy of Cicero's De Amicitia. Ohio State University, Rare Books & Manuscripts Library, Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.505.

Picture of a bifolium from a 15th-century manuscript copy of Cicero's De Amicitia. Ohio State University, Rare Books & Manuscripts Library, Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.505.

Detail of humanist script from a 15th-century manuscript copy of Cicero's De Amicitia. Ohio State University, Rare Books & Manuscripts Library, Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.505.

New #MedievalManuscript @ OSU: central bifolium of a quire from a Humanist copy of Cicero's De Amicitia w/ text from chapters 64-75. Possibly from a MS once owned by Sir Ashton Lever (1729-1788) & later Bernard M. Rosenthal (1920-2017). Spec.Rare.MS.MR.Frag.505 #fragmentology #ManuscriptFragment

Close-up picture of Caroline minuscule script and Rustic Roman Capitals from a ca. late-11th or early-12th century manuscript copy of Gregory the Great's Moralia in Iob, recycled as the cover to a 1501 printed edition of the letters of Pliny the Younger.

Picture of Caroline minuscule script and Rustic Roman Capitals from a ca. late-11th or early-12th century manuscript copy of Gregory the Great's Moralia in Iob, recycled as the cover to a 1501 printed edition of the letters of Pliny the Younger.

Close-up picture of Caroline minuscule script from a ca. late-11th or early-12th century manuscript copy of Gregory the Great's Moralia in Iob, recycled as the cover to a 1501 printed edition of the letters of Pliny the Younger.

The title page for a 1501 printed edition of the letters of Pliny the Younger.

Nifty 1501 edition of the letters of Pliny the Younger. But for me, the star of the show is the printed book’s manuscript binding: a recycled leaf from a ca. 11th/12th-century copy of Gregory the Great’s Moralia in Job. Lovely hierarchy of script! #fragmentology #ManuscriptFragment #BindingFragment

Medieval medical manuscript recycled as a binding fragment in 1541 edition of Aristotle on natural science.

Medieval medical manuscript recycled as a binding fragment in 1541 edition of Aristotle on natural science.

Picture of the limp vellum binding of a 1541 edition of Aristotle on natural science.

Title page of a 1541 edition of Aristotle on natural science.

Nifty 1541 edition of Aristotle on natural science w/ a medieval medical binding fragment preserving text drawn from Isaac Israeli ben Solomon’s Book on Fevers. OSU has lots of exciting #BindingFragments #ManuscriptFragment #fragmentology #MedievalMedicine #Aristotle #BookHistory #manuscripts