Ms. leaf. Rubric: On fol. a, recto, "Ad laudes et p[er] horas, a[ntiphon]: Sancti tui domi[n]e florebu[n]t sictu liliu[m]..." (antiphon for the Common of Apostles at Lauds). Layout: Written in 7 long lines, alternating with seven 4-line red staves, with C and F clefs and square notation in black; blind ruled with prickings visible in inner margin. Script: Gothic textualis. Decoration: Illuminated initial S in orange on squared blue and brown wash ground, with blue acanthus decoration and white tracery; smaller penwork initials alternate blue and red, flourished in the opposite color. Origin: Written and illuminated in Italy in the 14th century; possibly from same manuscript as VFL MS 013. Restoration: Corner repair of parchment taken from manuscript of different origin, with some text visible on verso. Gift of Milton and Gail Fischmann, 1962. Shelfmark: St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Pius XII Memorial Library, Special Collections, VFL MS 012.
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