Antiphoner quires with Office chants for St. Lawrence

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Evanston, IL, Northwestern University, Music Library, MSS 1600 (NW-L3-2)

General Information

Title Antiphoner quires with Office chants for St. Lawrence
Shelfmarks Evanston, Northwestern University, Music Library, MSS 1600 (NW-L2-3)
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Not recorded (likely Western Europe, perhaps Italy or Spain, c.16th century)
Date of Origin ca. 1550 (early- to mid-16th century)
Script, Hands

Late Gothic or early italicized book hand.

General Remarks

This single folio was purchased from Philip J. Pirages Fine Books and Manuscripts, seemingly by Northwestern University music librarian Don Roberts. 

Book Decoration and Musical Notation

Description

Large alternating red and blue pen-flourished initials mark major chant divisions. Rubrics written in red. Occasional black ink used for initials.

  • Musical Notation

    Black square notation on red five-line staves.