A section (5 gatherings) from the middle of a choir psalter containing a number of psalms (part of 67 and all of 71, 74-75, 80, 83-86, 88, 90-91, 94-98, and 102-103) in order for liturgical use, followed by the first half of the hymn Te Deum with square notation in black on 5-line staves in red. Some water damage at the top of most leaves and some repairs, with replaced text in another hand, at the bottom of leaves.
Support: parchment; Extent: 40 leaves : 690 x 510 (625 x 370) mm; Collation: Parchment, 40; 1¹ 2-4⁸ 5⁸(-8); modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.
Psalms written in 15 long lines; Te Deum written in 5 lines with musical notation; psalm texts originally ruled in lead, ornamental double bounding lines and ruling in red ink added after the text was written.
Written in a rounded Gothic script.
Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Spain
Written in Spain in the 16th century.
Gatherings stitched to 6 bands but without binding; some of the penwork was trimmed for binding.
Latin
Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 5 December 1978, lot 59, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg; LJS 291 in the Schoenberg collection.
Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2009.
Spain
Written in Spain in the 16th century.
Latin
Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 5 December 1978, lot 59, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg; LJS 291 in the Schoenberg collection.
Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2009.
A section (5 gatherings) from the middle of a choir psalter containing a number of psalms (part of 67 and all of 71, 74-75, 80, 83-86, 88, 90-91, 94-98, and 102-103) in order for liturgical use, followed by the first half of the hymn Te Deum with square notation in black on 5-line staves in red. Some water damage at the top of most leaves and some repairs, with replaced text in another hand, at the bottom of leaves.
Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Written in a rounded Gothic script.
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