Contains four texts: p. 3-73 Henricus de Hassia, Speculum anime; p. 75-206 Petrus de Alliaco, Super septem psalmos penitentiales; p. 209-275 (i.e. 277) Horae; p. 276-285 (i.e. 278-287) Oratio beati Ambrosii devota ante communionem dicenda. Additions on flyleaves and on blank leaves between texts include memeoriae of SS. Sebastian, Erasmus, Christopher, Roche, Anthony abbot and confessor, Gregory, Andrew, Adrian, a table of years 1475-1500, and a mnemonic rule in Latin verse for finding Easter. First two texts single column (15 lines); remaining two texts single column (17 lines). Ruled in brown ink; textura script; rubricated. Initials: numerous one-line blue and red initials from p. 209; over 110 two- or three-line initials in red and blue; 10 four-line decorated initials with flourished sprays in red, blue and green; one 7 line decorated penwork initial in red and blue. Added pagination in pencil: 1-238, 238a-b, 239-289. Written in 15-17 lines. Gatherings of 8 leaves. Signature marks (later addition) appear at lower right corner of recto on some leaves. Catchwords appear, complete or trimmed, on the verso of the final leaf in some signatures. Added marginalia lost due to trimming at the foot of some leaves. Ownership inscriptions and marks on front pastedown. The first suggests Maastricht, Netherlands for origin of manuscript: Libellus fratis Petri Traiecten' ...
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