Beinecke MS 56                                                          Italy, s. XVI
Antiphonal(fragment)

          The fragment contains the responsories and antiphons for the
     octave of Epiphany (one bifolium with continuous text).

          Parchment, ff. 2 (paginated in red: cxlvii-cl), 550 x 336 (377 x
     265) mm. Written in 9 lines of text with musical notation. Ruled in
     lead, double vertical bounding lines; no prickings, but there are
     marks, in lead, for guidelines.
          Written in round gothic script.
          Four red staves with black square notes; crude initials in red.

          Written in Italy in the 16th century; early provenance unknown.
     Gift of James Hillhouse in 1932.
     Bibliography: De Ricci, v. 1, p. 225, no. 56.

     Barbara A. Shailor