Illuminated leaf from choirbook

Description:	Black square notation on 5-line red staves; 5 to 6 alternating lines of music and text, with 1 initial in red (recto) and 1 puzzle initial in red-and-blue (verso) on purple-and-white grounds. Double barlines filled in yellow. Rubric (verso): Ad tertiam missam in die natiuitatis domini. Introitus. Liturgical book hand commouebitur parata sedes tua deus ex tunc a seculo tu es. Puer natus est nobis et filius da[tum] Verso: Beginning of Introit for the 3rd Mass on the day of the Nativity of the Lord (i.e., Christmas).; Recto: The communion chant, Exulta filia Sion, is for the dawn mass for the Nativity of the Lord (i.e., Christmas). This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about
Origin:	circa 1600
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/IlluminManu/id/158
Collection:	Illuminated Manuscripts
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Subjects:	Illumination of books and manuscripts--Specimens Illuminated manuscripts Service books (Music)--Catholic Church--Early works to 1800

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