Bottom half of fol. 184 excised Fragmentary remains of parchment tabs sewn into outer edges of fols. 37 and 121 Additional musical notation added by later hands to fols. 106v, 169v, 186r, and inside back cover Evidence of early damage and repairs to parchment Some text and musical notation flaked Folios excised between fols. 120-121, 122-123, and 188-189 Binding: Eighteenth-century stamped dark brown calfskin; metal corners, bosses and clasps; edges stained red Layout: Single column of six lines with five-line staves in red ink; hard-ruled; written area: 397 x 235 mm Script: Gothic--rotunda Decoration: One illuminated initial (fol. 1r); numerous black and colored initials with pen-work decoration, some with marginal flourishes and birds or dragons Related resource: J. Thomson, Hither and Thither (Philadelphia, 1905), pp. 135-144. Related resource: Supplement to the Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, originated by C.U. Faye, continued and edited by W.H. Bond (New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 1962), p. 452, no. 31. Provenance: Probably gift of King John III to the College of St. Jerome in 1548 (along with Free Library MSS Lewis E 212-234, see colophons in first two volumes); Hiersemann of Leipzig (bookseller); bought by the Free Library in 1900; catalog entry and typed description pasted onto the inside front cover; bookplate of the Free Library of Philadelphia pasted on to inside front cover; Stamped...
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