Ms. leaf. Rubric: On fol. a, recto, "Feria quinta in c[o]ena d[omi]ni. In primo noct[orn]o. A[ntiphona]. Zelus domus tue comedit me ..." (First nocturne at Matins for Holy Thursday). Layout: On fol. a, verso, 5 long lines, alternating with five 5-line staves with C clefs and square notation; ruled in lead with double outer and single inner parallel bounding lines. Script: Gothic textualis. Decoration: On fol. a., recto, a large illuminated initial Z in blue, terminating in a sprouting orange leaf, on a light salmon ground intricately decorated with fine white acanthus scrolls, surrounded by a burnished gold frame with scalloped edges, and bordered by delicate penwork scrolls in brown ink punctuated with burnished gold dots. On fol. a, verso, two large calligraphic initials in... Origin: Written and illuminated in Spain in the 16th century. Gift of Milton and Gail Fischmann, 1962. Shelfmark: St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Pius XII Memorial Library, Special Collections, VFL MS 019.
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