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HRC Leaf A38 Catholic Church. Nicene creed. Italy: 15th-16th century. 1 leaf: paper, 412 x 295 mm. Written in Latin, late gothic textualis script. Layout is six long lines of text alternating with square musical notation on 4-line red staves. Decoration includes red and blue initials; on verso one black initial slightly embellished with yellow pen work. Text: "Jesus christum filium Dei unigentumà (bottom of verso) Et resurrexit t[er]tia die." Leaves A36 through A40 constitute the Nicene Creed, and were taken from the same 15th- or 16th-century choirbook. Provenance: Gift of H. L. Williford, 1961. Use: Unrestricted, for either reading room or classroom use. Facsimile: Complete digital facsimile available. Information folder: yes.