This foliated manuscript leaf, numbered
"60" in the upper right corner of the recto, is from an antiphonal* that probably dates from the late
15th or early 16th century. The five-line staves ruled in red
suggest French or Italian origin. The large (42cm x 64cm) leaf is of vellum and is
well-preserved.
The partial text contains the majority of a verse from a
Psalm: (portion of text on manuscript shown italicized): "si ambulavero in medio
tribulationis vivificabis me super iram inimicorum meorum extendisti manum tuam et
salvum me fecit dextera tua." (Vulgate Psalm 137:7)
The English translation can be found in the King James
version as KJV 138:7: "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive
me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy
right hand shall save me."
*Antiphonal - A liturgical book containing all the chants for the Divine Office,
including psalms, canticles, antiphons, responsories, hymns, versicles, lessons and
prayers, as opposed to a gradual, which contains all the chants for the Mass.
