Composite of originally separate fascicles. Copied by Johannes Parvus (LlorCS). Johannes Ochon added foliation and one attribution (BraunerP). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.
V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 17
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1535-7
| Archive | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican (V-CVbav) |
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| Shelfmark | MS Capp. Sist. 17 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 648 x 496 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 39 compositions, 37 from 12 composers, 2 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
Many folios now in poor condition due to severe ink corrosion; some music now illegible
Binding
Covers of medium brown leather over boards, blind tooled with decorative borders and central diamond motif; brass clasps, studs, and bosses. Covers date from 18th century (LlorCS), but decoration imitates earlier style; see VatS 13 for other manuscripts with similar bindings
Watermark
(1) crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star; (2) anchor in circle surmounted by six-pointed star (see BraunerP for other manuscripts with same marks). None in Briquet.
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 31
Foliation
Original ink foliation, i-cxxxx, on upper right rectos (begins on third original folio). Modern pencil foliation, 1-143, on lower center rectos (excludes first and last modern flyleaves; ff. 90-91 not numbered, but correctly counted in enumeration; f. 105 incorrectly numbered as '125,' but correctly counted in enumeration).
Decoration
Illuminated miniatures, initials, and borders on new ff. 3'-4 are work of Vincent Raymond (LlorM); other folios have inked calligraphic initials. Coat of arms of Pope Paul III (1468-1549) on f. 4
Index
Original index on new f. 2' lists pieces in order of appearance
Surface
paper
RISM Description
RISM
XVIe s., 142 ff. Papier, 620 x 440 mm. Foliotation ancienne en ch. romains ne tenant pas compte des 2 f. limin. n. ch. Les ff. limin. [I] et [II r-v], les ff. 20v, 21, 38v, 39, 60v, 61, 77v, 79, 96v, 97, 118v, 119, 124v, 125,132v, 133, 140v sont blancs. Notation mesurée blanche. 10 portées par p. Au v du f.limin. [I]: Tabula de Misse et Motetti. Au f. limin [IIv] et au f. l, capitales enluminées par Vincent Raymond. Reliure du XVIIIe s.
Ms. copié par Johannes Parvus, copiste à la cour papale, dans les premières années du pontificat de Paul III (1534-1549) dont les armes figurent au f.l.
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6 Masses, 5 motets = 11
C. Festa-1, Gascongne-1, Hesdin/(Hellinck/Lupi)-1, Jaquet of Mantua/(Conseil)-1, Jhan of Ferrara [Maistre Johan]/(Conseil/Jaquet of Mantua)-1, Lebel [Fremin]-1, Morales-3, Richafort-, Sermisy [Claudin]/(Richafort)-1
ii + 142 + i paper folios, 648 x 496. Composite of originally separate fascicles. Many folios now in poor condition due to severe ink corrosion; some music now illegible. Original ink foliation, i-cxxxx, on upper right rectos (begins on third original folio). Modern pencil foliation, 1-143, on lower center rectos (excludes first and last modern flyleaves; ff. 90-91 not numbered, but correctly counted in enumeration; f. 105 incorrectly numbered as "125," but correctly counted in enumeration). Covers of medium brown leather over boards, blind tooled with decorative borders and central diamond motif; brass clasps, studs, and bosses. Covers date from 18th century (LlorCS), but decoration imitates earlier style; see VatS 13 for other manuscripts with similar bindings. Original index on new f. 2' lists pieces in order of appearance. Copied by Johannes Parvus (LlorCS); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Staff height 31. Illuminated miniatures, initials, and borders on new ff. 3'-4 are work of Vincent Raymond (LlorM); other folios have inked calligraphic initials. Coat of arms of Pope Paul III (1468-1549) on f. 4. Watermarks (not in Briquet): (1) crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star; (2) anchor in circle surmounted by six-pointed star (see BraunerP for other manuscripts with same marks).
Ca. 1535-7 (BraunerP). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Brauner, Mitchell Paul. 1984. Music from the Cappella Sistina at the Cappella Giulia. The Journal of Musicology, 3: 287-311. Pages: 290, 305. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Brauner, Mitchell Paul. 1982. The Parvus Manuscripts: A Study of Vatican Polyphony, ca. 1535 to 1580. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 92-108, 138, 369, 383-6, 397, passim. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Elzinga, Harry (editor). 1979-. Johannes Richafort: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, xiii-xiv. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Lewis, Mary Stuart. 1979. Antonio Gardane and His Publications of Sacred Music, 1538-55. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 214-5, 463, 526, 814. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Stevenson, Robert. 1976. Josquin in the Music of Spain and Portugal. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 217-46. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 228f (concerne le n° 6). Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Crawford, David Eugene. 1975. Sixteenth Century Choirbooks in the Archivio Capitolare at Casale Monferrato. RMS, vol. 2. American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 164. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Nugent, George Edward. 1973. The Jacquet Motets and Their Authors. Princeton University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 140, 144, 200, 286-7. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Allaire, Gaston Georges, and Isabelle Anne-Marie Cazeaux (editors). 1970. Claudin de Sermisy: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 52. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: V, xi. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Blackburn, Bonnie J. 1970. The Lupus Problem. University of Chicago, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 400. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1969. The Musical Codexes of the Sistine Chapel Written Through the Generosity of the Pauline Popes. Studies in Musicology: Essays in the History, Style, and Bibliography of Music in Memory of Glen Haydon, 18-50. Chapel Hill, N.C. Pages: 31f.
Swing, Peter Gram. 1969. Parody and Form in Five Polyphonic Masses by Mathieu Gascongne. University of Chicago, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 24, 27. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Main, Alexander, and Albert Seay (editors). 1962-. Costanza Festa: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 25. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: III, xiii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Stevenson, Robert. 1961. Spanish Cathedral Music in the Golden Age. Berkeley and Los Angeles. Pages: 49-50, 60-4, 72, 106-7. Notes: contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1960. Capellae Sistinae Codices musicis notis instructi sive manu scripti sive praelo excussi. Studi e testi, vol. 202. Città del Vaticano. Pages: 31ff.
Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1958-61. Miniaturas de Vincent Raymond en los manuscritos musicales de la Capilla Sixtina. Miscelânea en homenaje a Monsenor Higinio Anglès, 475ff. Barcelona. Pages: 487-8, 494.
Haberl, Franz Xavier. 1885-88. Bausteine für Musikgeschichte. 3 vols. Leipzig. Pages: II, 7.
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