Bifolium and folio from a Holy Week antiphonerElectronic version according to TEI P5.1Fragmentarium - Digital Research Laboratory for Medieval Manuscript Fragments
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Evanston, ILNorthwestern University, Music LibraryMSS 1600 (NW-L3-1)Bifolium and folio from a Holy Week antiphonerca. 1400–1550Parchment
Primary hand: earlier Gothic book hand, responsible for main body of text and notation.
Secondary hand: likely 16th century, responsible for later foliation and/or additions.
Alternating pen-flourished initials in red and blue marking major chant divisions. Simpler black ink initials used for psalm responses and minor entries. Rubrication throughout, with occasional red foliation (notably “LXXIII”) added by a later hand.
Black square notation on red five-line staves (pentagrams).Description by: Paul Feller-Simmons, DACT, 2025