Ms. codex. Layout: Written in 7 long lines, alternating with seven 5-line red staves with square notation; ruled in lead with inner and outer parallel bounding lines; rubrics in red, running heads in red. Script: Gothic textualis. Decoration: One 10-line puzzlework initial R(ex pacificus magnificatus est) in red and blue on a squared yellow wash ground outlined and decorated in red and lavender, the ground painted in lavender with floral and geometric decoration; one-line initials in red; black calligraphic initials touched in yellow wash throughout. Binding: Bound in leather decorated with a lozenge design, nailed to heavy boards with metal furnishing and bosses; two anchor plates and hook-clasp fastenings (clasps missing). Origin: Written in Spain in the 17th century; attribution made in consultation with Consuelo Dutschke. Shelfmark: St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Pius XII Memorial Library, VFL MS 028. Gift by an anonymous donor, ca. 1943.
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