Copied by Anthonius de Blauwe, identified in colophon on recto of rear parchment flyleaf: 'Scribebat hoc Insigne opus musicum. Anthonius de blauwe. Ad honorem et usum sacre aedis divi petri. Theodorico Wilhelmi. Johanni de Brouchouen. Adriano Ysbrandi. Hugoni Wilhelmi. Prefectis hor arum eiusdem templi. Anno. 1549.' Blauwe also copied LeidGA 1439 and LeidSM 1440. Copied in Leiden, for use at St. Peter's Church. Transferred in 1578 to Town Hall, along with LeidGA 1439, 1441, 1442, 1443, and LeidSM 1440; same group moved to Stedelijk Museum in de Lakenhal in 1874. LeidSM 1440 remains at Stedelijk Museum; other manuscripts transferred to Gemeentearchief in 1931.
NL-L MS 1438
Gemeentearchief; Archieven van de Kerken, Leiden, Netherlands
manuscript of polyphony: 1549
| Archive | Gemeentearchief; Archieven van de Kerken, Leiden, Netherlands (NL-L) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 1438 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Mixed Paper and Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 562 x 398 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 93 compositions, 76 from 14 composers, 17 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Restored and rebound in 1964 in new covers of brown leather on oak boards, tooled with classical busts; brass corners and clasps.
Watermark
anchor in circle (not in Briquet or Mosin)
Notation
not indicated
Foliation
Original ink foliation, 1-300 (omits one blank folio following ff. 188, 206, 230, 253, and 277, respectively); new pencil foliation, 301-302.
Decoration
Large inked calligraphic initials; some voice designations and other indications in red ink
Index
Original index on verso of fourth and recto of fifth flyleaf gives number of voices for each piece and some attributions; motets listed alphabetically by title, Masses in order of appearance
Surface
iii paper + i parchment + i paper + 307 paper + i paper + i parchment + i paper
DIAMM Note
(Inventory from Christoph Burmester & JasPP)
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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3 Masses, 38 motets = 41
Appenzeller [Benedictus]-1, Clemens non Papa-2, Clemens non Papa/(Crecquillon)-1, Cleve [Johannes Cleeff]-1, Crecquillon-18, Crecquillon/(Clemens non Papa)-1, Gombert-1, C. Hollander-1, Lupi-1, (Lupus/Richafort)-1, Manchicourt-2, Joannes de Monte [Joachimus de Monte]-4, Mouton-1, Richafort-1, anon-5
iii paper + i parchment + i paper + 307 paper + i paper + i parchment + it paper folios, 562 x 398. Original ink foliation, 1-300 (omits one blank folio following ff. 188, 206, 230, 253, and 277, respectively); new pencil foliation, 301-302. Restored and rebound in 1964 in new covers of brown leather on oak boards, tooled with classical busts; brass corners and clasps. Original index on verso of fourth and recto of fifth flyleaf gives number of voices for each piece and some attributions; motets listed alphabetically by title, Masses in order of appearance. Copied by Anthonius de Blauwe, identified in colophon on recto of rear parchment flyleaf: "Scribebat hoc Insigne opus musicum. Anthonius de blauwe. Ad honorem et usum sacre aedis divi petri. Theodorico Wilhelmi. Johanni de Brouchouen. Adriano Ysbrandi. Hugoni Wilhelmi. Prefectis hor arum eiusdem templi. Anno. 1549." Blauwe also copied LeidGA 1439 and LeidSM 1440. Large inked calligraphic initials; some voice designations and other indications in red ink. Watermark: anchor in circle (not in Briquet or Mosin).
1549 (colophon). Copied in Leiden, for use at St. Peter's Church. Transferred in 1578 to Town Hall, along with LeidGA 1439, 1441, 1442, 1443, and LeidSM 1440; same group moved to Stedelijk Museum in de Lakenhal in 1874. LeidSM 1440 remains at Stedelijk Museum; other manuscripts transferred to Gemeentearchief in 1931.
Vol 4
Contents: 4 Masses, 37 motets = 41
Composers: Change "Appenzeller [Benedictus]-1" to "Appenzeller [Benedictus]/ (Werrecore)-1"; change "Joannes de Monte [Joachimus de Monte]-4" to "Joachimus de Monte-3, Joachimus de Monte/(Simonides)-1."
Provenance: Copied in Amsterdam (VersprilleG); commissioned and used by St. Peter's Church, in Leiden.
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‡ denotes primary source study
‡ Jas, Eric. 2018. Piety and Polyphony in Sixteenth-Century Holland: The Choirbooks of St Peter's Church, Leiden. Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music. 432. Boydell Press. Pages: 98-105, 224-234 & passim. Notes: physical decsription, contents list; concordances, facsimiles (partial), discussion.
Walter, George R. 1975. The Five-Voice Motets of Thomas Crecquillon. University of West Virginia, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I,248-51,255,262,267,294,316-7,320,347-8; II,58-72,870-87.
Marshall, H Löwen. 1970-71. The Four-Voice Motets of Thomas Crecquillon. Musicological Studies, vol. 21. Brooklyn. Pages: I,12-3; II,viii-x,xvii-xviii; IlI,iv-vi; IV,i,9-28, Plate XXXII.
Minor, Andrew C (editor). 1967-. Joannes Mouton: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 43. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: II, 89-130.
Versprille, Annie J. 1965. De Geschiedenis van de Leidse Motetboeken. Jaarboekje voor Geschiedenis en Oudheidkunde van Leiden en Omstreken, 57: 100-5. Notes: physical description (partial); additional bibliography.
Bruning, Elisens (editor). 1959-. Monumenta Musica Neerlandica. Amsterdam. Pages: IX/1-2.
Schmidt-Görg, Joseph (editor). 1951-75. Nicolai Gombert: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 6. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, 56-80.
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: VIII, 511.
Overvoorde, J C. 1914. Catalogus van Voorwerpen in het Stedelijk Museum "De Lakenhal" te Leiden. Leiden. Pages: 67-8.
Land, J P N. 1874-81. De Koorboeken van de St. Pieterskerk te Leiden. Bouwsteenen, 3: 37-48.
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