This manuscript contains a psalter of Roman Use with anthems, written in Latin in the early 16th century, and of Italian origin. The book is of a considerable size and its binding is particularly interesting, as it is a decorated with brass pins, studs, and other different shapes. Some of the hymns at the beginning and at the end are incomplete. It has several vellum page markers for its different sections.

Contents

Hymns (Roman Use): start on f. 1r with the following words: Caste perentis viscera. And end on f. 6v. Contains the following hymns: At Matins and Lauds of Dedication of a Church; at Lauds on Christmas Day [incomplete]; at Lauds and throughout the Octave of the Epiphany [altered to another Use]; at Matins on the first Sunday in Lent [beginning erased, verse 5 transposed, and hymn incomplete]; at Lauds in Epiphany [Benedictine, not Roman, but has been written over another hymn]; to Saint Clara [incomplete]; at Lauds on Trinity Sunday [wants part of verse 1]; at Matins and Lauds of the feast of Corpus Christi; at Matins, Conversion of Saint Paul [incomplete].

Nocturnal Psalter for Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays in each week, with noted Anthems, Hymns, Versicles, and Responds (Roman Use): starts on f. 7r and ends on f. 152v.

Additional Hymns: start on f. 152v with the following words: Fortem virili pectore. And end on f. 153r, containing the following hymns: For Widows; hymn of which rubric and first verse is missing; hymn at Matins of Saint John Baptist's Day [incomplete].

Large uniform, Italian Gothic hand with plain blue and red capitals.

Some three-line floriated initials in lake, green, and dull gold, and four large historiated or floriated initials, some of which are badly cropped.