Main hand is that of Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (KellJ); copied by one scribe with additions and corrections by a second (KellmanTO) - Warmington distinguishes as music copyists scribe H2 and scribe I, and possibly scribe F; and text scribe Z. Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Sent to Munich for presentation to Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550); placed in ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
| Archive | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany (D-Mbs) |
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| Shelfmark | Mus. MS 6 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 560 x 385 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 7 compositions, 6 from 6 composers, 1 is anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, with blind-tooled lozenge design
Watermark
Gothic letter 'P' surmounted by flower (not in Briquet).
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Ca. 1508-30 (KellBP)
Ruling
Staff height 21
Foliation
Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 2-7 (first piece not numbered, but included in enumeration)
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-144, by J. J. Maier (many folios lack numbers, but all included in enumeration).
Decoration
Painted initials and inked calligraphic initials; Bavarian ducal coat of arms on f. 38.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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6 Masses, 1 Credo = 7
(Bauldeweyn)-1, N. Champion-1, Divitis/(Mouton)-1, (Josquin)-1, (Vinders)-1 + 1?, anon-1
144 paper folios, 560 x 385. Modern pencil foliation, 1-144, by J. J. Maier (many folios lack numbers, but all included in enumeration). Original numbering of pieces, 2-7 (first piece not numbered, but included in enumeration). Ff. 1-3, 11'-12, 36'-37, 57'-58, 72, 82'-83, 94, 105'-106, 122'-123, and 143'-144' blank except for piece numbers and modern inscriptions. Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, with blind-tooled lozenge design. No index. Main hand is that of Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire; see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Staff height 21. Painted initials and inked calligraphic initials; Bavarian ducal coat of arms on f. 38. Watermark: Gothic letter "P" surmounted by flower (not in Briquet).
Ca. 1508-30 (KellBP). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Sent to Munich for presentation to Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550); placed in ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
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Books prepared by the Alamire workshop
Linked by Origin or Contents · 72 sources
D-Mbs Mus. MS 6
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Urquhart, Peter. 2015. Remarks on some chansons by Jean Mouton and related matters. Tijdschrift van de Koninklijke Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 65: 37-66. Pages: 45-46. Notes: addresses the Vinders (mis)attribution.
Saunders, Zoe. 2010. Anonymous Masses in the Alamire Manuscripts: Toward a new understanding of a repertoire, an atelier, and a renaissance court. University of Maryland, PhD.
Nelson, Bernadette. 2001. The "Missa Du bon du cuer". An Unknown Mass by Noel Bauldeweyn? Tijdschrift van de Koninklijke Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 51/2: 103-130. Notes: addresses the Vinders (mis)attribution.
Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1999. The Treasury of Petrus Alamire. Music and art in Flemish Court Manuscripts 1500-1535. Leuven: Alamire Foundation. Notes: (inter alia, entry by Eric Jas disavows the Vinders attribution for the Missa Du bon du cuer).
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.
Youens, Laura. 1978. Music for the Lutheran Mass in Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, MS. Thomaskirche 49/50. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 624. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
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.
Josephson, Nors S. 1975. Some Remarks on the Music of Nicolas Champion. Musica Disciplina, 29: 149-63. Pages: 155-8. Notes: contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Curtis, Alan (editor). 1974. Gaspar van Weerbeke, Missa Princesse d'amourettes 4 vx. Exempla Musica Neerlandica. 1964- (VvNM), vol. VII. Edited by Willem Elders. Amsterdam. Pages: VII. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Josephson, Nors S (editor). 1973. Nicolas Champion: Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 60. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: xiii, xv, 69-105. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial).
Sparks, Edgar H. 1972. The music of Noel Bauldeweyn. American Musicological Society. Pages: 131. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Nugent, George Edward. 1970. The Life and Works of Antonius Divitis. North Texas State University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 84-8, 136 II, 248-88. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Bente, Martin. 1968. Neue Wege der Quellenkritik und die Biographie Ludwig Senfls. Wiesbaden. Pages: 25, 164, 196-8, 211, 228. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial).
Bezzel, Irmgard. 1967. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München Bibliotheksführer: Geschichte und Bestände. Munich. Pages: 74. Notes: facsimile (partial).
Osthoff, Helmuth. 1962. Josquin Desprez. 2 vols. Tutzing. Pages: I, 200; II, 288. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
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.
Kast, Paul. 1955. Studien zu den Messen des Jean Mouton. Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität (Frankfurt am Main), Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 56, 71-2. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Smijers, Albert. 1940-46. Meerstemmige muziek van de Illustre Lieve Vrouwe Broederschap te 's-Hertogenbosch. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 16: 1-30. Pages: 16, 23. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Doorslaer, G van. 1929-32. Antonius Divitis: Maître de chapelle-compositeur 1475-1526? Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 13: 1-11. Pages: 11. Notes: contents list (partial).
Maier, Jul Jos. 1879. Die Musikalischen Handschriften der K. Hof-und Staatsbibliothek in Muenchen. Munich. Pages: 2. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).
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