Extent: 1 choir book (72 leaves) : parchment ; 588 x 390 (495 x 275) mm, in binding 640 x 431 mm
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Manuscript music. Title supplied by cataloger. Collation: Parchment, fol. 72 (leaves foliated in ink 2-13, 15-37, 39-45, 47-78, 66-91; foliated in pencil 2-13, 15-37, 39-40); 16 29(+1, -7) 3-48 58(-6) 68(-6) 78(-1) 8-98 108(-6, -8); two gatherings lacking between quires 6 and 7; "5" written in black ink at head of fol. 1r. Layout: Written in 20 long lines; frame-ruled in red ink; prickings visible in outer margin. Script: Written in Spanish textura rotunda. Decoration: Alternating red and blue initials with black and red pen frames, respectively; black strapwork initials occur only during texts of Holy Week. Origin: Probably written in Spain in the 16th century. Music: Red 5-line staves with black square notation; six staves per page. Spanish cursive annotations in a later hand indicating the volume of a psalter.
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