Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23
Provenance:
C. 1520-35 (Snow 1983). Probably copied in Low Countries; original recipient not yet determined. Came to Toledo Cathedral on 11 June 1979.
Bindings:
c. 1520-1535,
Netherlands
brown
leather over
wood
, with clasps
Decoration: tooled design; with brass corners, bosses, and clasp attachments
gilt edges
Endpapers: front: 1 pastedown with 4 'endleaves'; back: 1 pastedown. All original.
Recently rebound in original covers of tooled leather over boards, with brass corners, bosses, and clasp attachments. Clasps attached but recorded missing on <a href="/bibliography/#entry960" data-tooltip="" class="has-tip tip-top reference" data-placement="top" rel="tooltip" data-original-title="" title="Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550, eds Charles Hamm and Herbert Kellman, 5 vols, Renaissance Manuscript Studies 1 (Neuhausen/Stuttgart 1979-1988)"><i class="fa fa-book"></i>Census-Catalogue</a>, so present clasps may not be original.