Copied by one main scribe (unidentified) and several additional scribes, including Pietro Terzetti (LlorCG). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Giulia.
V-CVbav MS Capp. Giulia VIII,39
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican
manuscript of polyphony: Second half of 16th century
| Archive | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican (V-CVbav) |
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| Shelfmark | MS Capp. Giulia VIII,39 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Mixed Paper and Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 462 x 346 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 42 compositions, 25 from 6 composers, 17 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
Folios in poor condition due to ink corrosion; some music now illegible. Attributions, titles, etc. partly or completely obliterated by later trimming.
Binding
Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, blind tooled with central diamond surrounded by rectangular borders decorated with floral motifs; brass corners and bosses.
Watermark
(1) crossed arrows with six-pointed star; (2) anchor in circle; (3) anchor in circle with six-pointed star.
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Second half of 16th century, with additions in 1587-9 and early 17th century
Ruling
Staff height 21
Foliation
Original ink foliation (upper right rectos), corrected by modern pencil foliation (lower center rectos) to form single consistent system, 1-220.
Decoration
Inked calligraphic initials in black and red.
Surface
ii parchment + 220 paper + ii parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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40 Magnificats, 4 motets, 2 canons = 46
(C. Festa)-6, Hosquet(?)-1, (Mallapert)-1, Morales-16,* (Mouton) -1, Palestrina-1, anon-20
*Sections of several Morales Magnificats have additional si placet voices, most of which bear attributions to Palestrina or Soriano.
ii parchment + 220 paper + ii parchment folios, 462 x 346. Folios in poor condition due to ink corrosion; some music now illegible. Attributions, titles, etc. partly or completely obliterated by later trimming. Original ink foliation (upper right rectos), corrected by modern pencil foliation (lower center rectos) to form single consistent system, 1-220. Original covers of dark brown leather over boards, blind tooled with central diamond surrounded by rectangular borders decorated with floral motifs; brass corners and bosses. No index.
Copied by one main scribe (unidentified) and several additional scribes, including Pietro Terzetti (LlorCG). Staff height 21. Inked calligraphic initials in black and red. Watermarks: (1) crossed arrows with six-pointed star; (2) anchor in circle; (3) anchor in circle with six-pointed star.
Second half of 16th century, with additions in 1587-9 and early 17th century. Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Giulia.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Brauner, Mitchell Paul. 1982. The Parvus Manuscripts: A Study of Vatican Polyphony, ca. 1535 to 1580. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 338. Notes: mention of MS.
Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1971. Le opere musicali della Cappella Giulia. I Manoscritti e edizioni fino al '700. Studi e testi, vol. 265. Città del Vaticano. Pages: 69-74, 325-7. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipits (partial).
Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 159. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Anglès, Higinio. 1953. Palestrina y los 'Magnificat' de Morales. Anuário Musical, 8: 153ff. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Anglès, Higinio (editor). 1941-1971. Monumentos de la Mùsica Espanola. Madrid (later Barcelona, later Rome). Pages: XVII, 50-1. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description