Copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (KellJ); Warmington however distinguishes text/music scribe X, with further music by scribe C2 and text by scribe C5 (KellmanTO). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Original recipient probably Margaret of Austria (1480-1530), Regent of the Netherlands.
| Archive | Stadsarchief van Mechelen, Mechelen, Belgium (B-MEa) |
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| Shelfmark | s.s. |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 643-55 x 432-7 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 7 compositions from 2 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of dark leather over wooden boards, with blind-tooled lozenge design; metal corners, clasps, and bosses.
Notation
not indicated
Date
1508-19, probably ca. 1511 (KellBP); 1515-6 (WarmMC).
Ruling
Staff height 24.
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-110
Decoration
Miniatures and borders illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Miniatures include portrait, heraldic emblems, and motto of Emperor Maximilian I; the imperial arms; representations of six popes who issued bulls on doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. Initial on f. 96 inscribed with name 'Jaques Scoon' (who is possibly the calligrapher).
Surface
parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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7 Masses
LaRue-6, (Pipelare)-1
iii + 110 parchment folios, 643-55 x 432-7. Modern pencil foliation, 1-110. Blank folios: 1, 15'-16, 33'-34, 48'-49, 62'-63, 81, 94'-95, 110'. Original covers of dark leather over wooden boards, with blind-tooled lozenge design; metal corners, clasps, and bosses. No index. Copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire. Staff height 24. Miniatures and borders illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Miniatures include portrait, heraldic emblems, and motto of Emperor Maximilian I; the imperial arms; representations of six popes who issued bulls on doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. Initial on f. 96 inscribed with name "Jaques Scoon" (the calligrapher?).
1508-19, probably ca. 1511 (KellBP). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Original recipient probably Margaret of Austria (1480-1530), Regent of the Netherlands.
Vol 4
Physical: Copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (KellJ); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. WarmMC distinguishes two music and/or text scripts: X (ff. 1 '-15, 16-33, 34'-48, 49'-62, 63'-80', 81'-94, 95'-110); and C2 (ff. 82'-94, 97'-110 + tenors on ff. 24-27 and 37-42'); see general index for other manuscripts attributed to the same scribes.
Date: 1508-19, probably ca. 1511 (KellBP); 1515-6 (WarmMC).
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‡ Burn, David J, and Honey Meconi (editors). 2019. The Mechelen Choirbook: Study & Facsimile.
van der Heide, Klaas. 2019. How Many Paths Must a Choirbook Tread Before it Reaches the Pope? Journal of the Alamire Foundation, 11: 47-70. Notes: Discusses the appearance of the royal Hungarian coat of arms in this and other manuscripts.
Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1999. The Treasury of Petrus Alamire. Music and art in Flemish Court Manuscripts 1500-1535. Leuven: Alamire Foundation.
Kellman, Herbert. 1989. Observations on the Production and Distribution of Music Manuscripts at the Netherlands Court. Early Music History, 9: . Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.
Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1987. London, British Library, Royal 8 G. VII. Renaissance Music in Facsimile, vol. 9. New York. Notes: mention of MS.
Warmington, Flynn. 1982. A Master Calligrapher in Alamire's Workshop: The Chronology of His Work. Paper read at the Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society, November, 1982, . Notes: physical description (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kellman, Herbert. 1976. Josquin and the Courts of the Netherlands and France: The Evidence of the Sources. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 181-216. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 209. Notes: mention of MS.
Kreider, John Evan. 1974. The Masses for Five and Six Voices by Pierre de la Rue. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I,15-21, passim; II,1-75,157-307,483-652. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial); transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Cuyler, Louise. 1973. The Emperor Maximilian I and Music. London. Pages: facing 72. Notes: facsimile (partial).
Wangermée, Robert. 1968. Flemish Music and Society in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries. New York. Pages: 63,307. Notes: physical description (partial); facsimile (partial).
Picker, Martin. 1965. The Chanson Albums of Marguerite of Austria. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. Pages: 33-4, 103, Plate 13. Notes: facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Robbins, Jozef. 1960. Eine Musikhandschrift des frühen 16. Jahrhunderts im Zeichen der Verehrung unserer Lieben Frau der Sieben Schmerzen (Brüssel, Kgl. Bibliothek, Hs. 215-216). Kirchenmusikalisches Jahrbuch, 44: 28-43. Pages: 42. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.
Kellman, Herbert. 1958. The Origins of the Chigi Codex: The Date, Provenance, and Original Ownership of Rome, Biblioteca Vaticana, Chigiana, C. VIII. 234. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 11: 6-19. Pages: 18. Notes: mention of MS.
Robijns, Jozef. 1954. Pierre de la Rue (Circa 1460-1518): Een Bio-Bibliographische Studie. Brussels. Pages: 35-6, 155ff. Notes: contents list; concordances (partial).
Boom, Ghislaine de. 1935. Marguerite d'Autriche-Savoie et la Pre-Renaissance. Paris and Brussels. Pages: 188-95. Notes: physical description (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Borren, Charles van den. 1933-34. Inventaire des manuscrits de musique polyphonique qui se trouvent en Belgique. Acta Musicologica, 5 & 6: V:66-71,120-7,177-83;VI:23-9,65-73,116-21. Pages: VI, 116-7. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).
Hermans, V. 1904. Livre de Chant de Marguerite d'Autriche (1507-1511). Bulletin du Cercle Archéologique, Littéraire & Artistique de Malines, 14: 211-26. Notes: physical description; facsimile; acsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Verheyden, Prosper. 1904. Het Gezangboek van Margaretha van Oostenrijk. Tijdschrift voor Boek- en Bibliotheekwezen, 2: 22-32,74-84. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipitsst of contents (partial); facsimile (partial); texts (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Baes, Edgar. 1889. Notes sur le bréviaire Grimani et les Manuscrits à miniatures. Bulletin des Commissions Royales d'Art et d'Archéologie, 28: 135ff. Pages: 163-4. Notes: physical description (partial).
Destrée. None. Recherches sur les Enlumineurs Flamands. Bulletin des Commissions Royales d'Art et d'Archéologie, 30 (1891), 263-98; 31 (1892), 186-231; 37 (1898), 80-135.: . Pages: XXXVII, 104-7. Notes: physical description (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
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