An early printed book containing the Scrutinium scripturarum by Paulus de Sancta Maria, bishop of Burgos, printed by Johann Mentelin at Strasbourg c. 1470. The music consists of 2 flyleaves at each end of the book containing Notre Dame conductus for two voices. The double leaves of parchment are two-thirds less wide than the book, but of typical Notre Dame size .

Both leaves are cut away at the bottom

solid contemporary binding of white skin over wooden boards with blind tooling on the covers. There are 2 clasps.

At the bottom of the last page in ink are the words 'Codex … In Mulbron Comparatus sub Johanne Riesther de Laudemburg Abbate ibidem Anno domini 1473'.

Notre Dame notation

6 accolades of 2 red five-line staves per page

1-4v, strips α, 1-3, 7, 8, 10, 11-14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22. (Strips 4-6, 9, 17, 20 and 23 are blank or invisible)

paginated 1-8 in pencil at t.r.r., beginning. at the rear.

small minuscule script and red or red-blue initials

Parchment

RISM B/IV 1: An early printed book containing the Scrutinium scripturarum by Paulus de Sancta Maria, bishop of Burgos, printed by Johann Mentelin at Strasbourg c. 1470. At the bottom of the last page in ink may be read "Codex . . . In Mulbron Comparatus sub Johanne Riesther de Laudemburg Abbate ibidem Anno domini 1473". This incunabulum has a solid contemporary binding of white skin over wooden boards with blind tooling on the covers. There are 2 clasps. The music consists of 2 flyleaves at each end of the book containing Notre Dame conductus for two voices dating from the 13th century. The double leaves of parchment are two-thirds less wide than the book, but of typical Notre Dame size and notation with a small minuscule script and red or red-blue initials. Both leaves are cut away at the bottom. The book meas. 290 x 205 mm. and the double flyleaves 285 x 155 mm. (originally a single leaf measured 165 x 142 mm.). There are 6 accolades of 2 red five-line staves per page, which are paginated 1-8 in pencil at t.r.r., beg. at the rear.

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An early printed book containing the Scrutinium scripturarum by Paulus de Sancta Maria, bishop of Burgos, printed by Johann Mentelin at Strasbourg c. 1470. At the bottom of the last page in ink may be read "Codex . . . In Mulbron Comparatus sub Johanne Riesther de Laudemburg Abbate ibidem Anno domini 1473". This incunabulum has a solid contemporary binding of white skin over wooden boards with blind tooling on the covers. There are 2 clasps. The music consists of 2 flyleaves at each end of the book containing Notre Dame conductus for two voices dating from the 13th century. The double leaves of parchment are two-thirds less wide than the book, but of typical Notre Dame size and notation with a small minuscule script and red or red-blue initials. Both leaves are cut away at the bottom. The book meas. 290 X205 mm. and the double flyleaves 285 X155 mm. (originally a single leaf measured 165 X142 mm.). There are 6 accolades of 2 red five-line staves per page, which are paginated 1-8 in pencil at t.r.r., beg. at the rear.

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