Title from ISTC.
Imprint from colophon (leaf [27]/8r): Ad honorem omnipotentis dei gloriosissimeq[ue] virginis marie et sa[n]cta michaelis finit feliciter divinu[m] hoc missale sacerrimi ordinis b[ea]ti B[e]n[e]dicti p[er] iohanne[m] sensenschmidt i[n] mo[n]tis monachoru[m] loco penes nobile[m] urbe[m] Babenbergnesem Anno apartu virginis salutifero Mcccclxxxi. die xxxi Julii Ecclesie sancte cura[m] gerente d[omi]no Sixto papa quarto po[n]tifice maximo Illustrissimo q[uoque] nobilissime domus austrie Friderico imperatore Romanoru[m]q[ue] rege gloriosissimo regna[n]te.
Printed in Sensenschmidt's type 6:150G, 7:154G, and 8:400G.
Collation: [1⁴; 2-14¹⁰; 15¹²; 16-25¹⁰ 26-27⁸]: 262 leaves, leaves [2]/1, [14]/10, and [15]/12.
Paper format: Royal folio
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Woodcut initial T depicting sacrifce of Isaac beginning Canon of the mass (leaf [15]/2r).
Rubrics and Roman numeral foliation printed in red.
Initials and music required by hand.
PML copy on vellum.
PML copy leaf dimensions: 35.5 x 25.5 cm., trimmed.
PML copy missing 5 leaves: [1]/1-4 (calendar) and [15]/12 (blank).
Missale sacerrimi ordinis beati Benedicti
Hand decoration: Bohemian illumination, foliate borders (leaves [2]/2r and [15]/2r), initials, and Crucifixion scene with Saint James the Less and a Benedictine monk below image (leaf [15]/1v); rubricated initials in alternating red and blue. Underdrawing visible in many places. Music added by hand on 4-line staves in black Holznagelschrift. Annotations: Alpha-numeric manuscript quire signatures, mostly trimmed. Contemporary liturgical texts added to blank leaves ([14]/10, [15]/9v, [27]/8r and rear fly verso).