Extent: 1 choir book (102 leaves) : parchment ; 760 x 554 (634 x 410) mm, in binding 828 x 615 mm
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Manuscript music. Title supplied by cataloger. Collation: Parchment, fol. 102 (foliated in brown ink ix-ciij); 15(+ 5) 22 3-128 139(+9) 146; parchment tabs; parchment heavily mended by sewing, pasted on parchment and paper. Layout: Written in 5 long lines; ruled in hard- and lead-point. Script: Written in southern textura. Decoration: Fol. 1v large foliate initial "A" in gold and red on blue background with light purple border; fol. 2v, 4v, 5r, 6r, and 74v medium foliate initials in blue, green, red, purple, and gold; medium alternating red and blue initials on a background of yellow with blue and red foliate designs, respectively; medium black strapwork initials (some decorated with scrollwork; fol. 87r signed... Music: Red 5-line staves with black square and measured notation; 5 staves per page. Occasionally sharps, flats, fermatas, and mensuration signs have been added by a later hand. Credo "Tercero" includes two sections of white notation; Credo "Romano" has rhythmic changes added in a later hand. Origin: Probably written in Valencia, Spain, 16th century.
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