Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger. Colophon: Deo. Opt[imo] Max[imo] dive virgini matri Regine celi dicatum et expletum opus opera ac impensis sororis Eugenie Villane Canonici Ordinis Divi Augustini M.D.Lij vii. Augusti. Collation: Parchment, fol. i (paper) + 101 + i (paper); 1-128 135(5 with conjugate stub); contemporary foliation i-Cj. Layout: Written in long lines; frame-ruled. Script: Written in southern textura rotunda. Decoration: fol. 1v: foliated border in gold, blue, green, maroon, pink, and grey with medallion miniatures of Jesus, St. Peter, St. Paul, and the donor and scribe Canoness Eugenie Villane (see colophon); fol. 2r: foliated border in gold, blue, red, and green; 7 historiated initials: fol. 1v (large initial of St. Andrew), fol. 29r (cross with crown of thorns, holy lance, holy sponge, and... Origin: Written in Italy in 1552. Music: Red 4-line staves with black square notes; 5 staves per page. Presented to the Chicago Historical Society by E. B. McCagg. Transferred to the Newberry Library, February 6, 1946.
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