Superius. Moduli quinis vocibus nunquam hactenus editi monachii Boioariae compositi, Orlando Lasso auctore.
This is a 1571 Paris printing by Adrian Le Roy of a superius partbook of five-voice motets, hymns and psalms by Orlando di Lasso, composed at Munich, for singers. Each page pairs a large decorated initial letter with staff notation in black type, with the lyrics set in lines beneath the notes; a designer might take the historic ornamental capitals, with their foliage, figures and a dragon, and the dense, orderly rhythm of the music setting.
