Bassus. Davidica psalmodia vespertina integra, & bipartita, in totius anni festivitatibus quaternis vocibus ad novum ecclesiasticum modum, una cum litaniis beatæ Mariæ Virginis decantanda, et gravi ad organum parte depulsanda a Dominico Massentio ex Roncilione. S. Mariæ in Via Lata Beneficiatorum Collegii, decano primario. Nuper composita, et in lucem edita. Liber septimus, opus XVII.
A 1643 Roman choral partbook by Domenico Massenzio, printed by Lodovico Grignani, containing vespers psalm settings in four voices with litanies of the Virgin Mary, intended for singers and organists at church services. The picture is a page of square-note plainchant-style music with a large decorated historiated initial D at left, its ornate interlace and foliate patterns offering ideas for display lettering and decorative capitals.
