Copied by Anthonius de Blauwe, who also copied LeidGA 1438 and 1439. Copied in Leiden, for use at St. Peter's Church. Transferred in 1578 to Town Hall, along with LeidGA 1438, 1439, 1441, 1442, and 1443; same group moved to Stedelijk Museum in de Lakenhal in 1874. LeidSM 1440 remains on permanent display at Stedelijk Museum; other manuscripts transferred to Gemeentearchief in 1931.
| Archive | Stedelijk Museum in de Lakenhal, Leiden, Netherlands (NL-Lml) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 1440 |
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| Surface | Mixed Paper and Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 545 x 395 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 63 compositions, 50 from 14 composers, 13 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of dark brown leather over wooden boards, tooled with classical busts and ornamental borders; brass corners, bosses, and clasps.
Watermark
shield with four-petalled leaf and initials "PP ONO." (unidentified)
Liminary Note
The copyist, Anthonius de Blauwe, identified in colophon on recto of back flyleaf: 'Scribebat hoc insigne opus musicum Anthonius de blauwe in usum et honorem conducibilem Sacrae aedis divi Petri Leidae : Prefectis horarum eiusdem aedis Theodorico guilielmi : Petro Jodoci : Bartholomeo Aleuni : Petro oem filius petri : Anno 1559.'
Notation
not indicated
Date
1559 (colophon)
Ruling
Staff height 23
Foliation
Original ink foliation, 1-322.
Decoration
Large black inked calligraphic initials; continuation signs; some texts and voice designations in red ink
Index
Original index on front flyleaf gives number of voices for each piece and some attributions; Masses listed in order of appearance, other pieces alphabetically by title
Surface
i paper + 322 paper + i paper + i parchment
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3 Masses, 2 Requiem Masses, 1 Magnificat, 34 motets = 40
(Arcadelt/Verdelot)-1, Canis-2, Clemens non Papa-9, Clemens non Papa/(Crecquillon)-1, Crecquillon-1, (Jaquet of Mantua)-1, Josquin-4, Josquin/(Richafort)-1, Lupi-4, Moulu-1, Morales-1, Vinders-1, anon-13
i paper + 322 paper + i paper + i parchment folios, 545 x 395. Original ink foliation, 1-322. Original covers of dark brown leather over wooden boards, tooled with classical busts and ornamental borders; brass corners, bosses, and clasps. Original index on front flyleaf gives number of voices for each piece and some attributions; Masses listed in order of appearance, other pieces alphabetically by title. Copied by Anthonius de Blauwe, identified in colophon on recto of back flyleaf: "Scribebat hoc insigne opus musicum Anthonius de blauwe in usum et honorem conducibilem Sacrae aedis divi Petri Leidae : Prefectis horarum eiusdem aedis Theodorico guilielmi : Petro Jodoci : Bartholomeo Aleuni : Petro oem filius petri : Anno 1559." Blauwe also copied LeidGA 1438 and 1439. Staff height 23. Large black inked calligraphic initials; continuation signs; some texts and voice designations in red ink. Unidentified watermark: shield with four-petalled leaf and initials "PP ONO."
1559 (colophon). Copied in Leiden, for use at St. Peter's Church. Transferred in 1578 to Town Hall, along with LeidGA 1438, 1439, 1441, 1442, and 1443; same group moved to Stedelijk Museum in de Lakenhal in 1874. LeidSM 1440 remains on permanent display at Stedelijk Museum; other manuscripts transferred to Gemeentearchief in 1931.
Vol 4
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, 254-266 & passim. Notes: physical decsription, contents list; concordances, facsimiles (partial), discussion.
Blackburn, Bonnie J (editor). 1980-. Johannes Lupi: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 84. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I,xxiv-xxv,xxvii-xxviii; II,xviii-xix,xxiii-xxiv. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Rudolf, Homer. 1977. The Life and Works of Cornelius Canis. University of Illinois, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 192,224,488,514-6,547. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); incipits (partial).
Marshall, H Löwen. 1970-71. The Four-Voice Motets of Thomas Crecquillon. Musicological Studies, vol. 21. Brooklyn. Pages: I,12-4; IV,ii,29-37, Plate XXXIV.
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.
Kempers, Karel Philippus Bernet, and Chris J. Maas (editors). 1951-76. Jacobus Clemens non Papa: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 4. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: VI,ii, 137-9; XXI, xiii, 109-19,128-33.
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: XIII, Tafel 9.
Smijers, Albert (editor). 1926-64. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Motetten. Amsterdam. Pages: VI,vi; VII,v; VIII,v.
Overvoorde, J C. 1914. Catalogus van Voorwerpen in het Stedelijk Museum "De Lakenhal" te Leiden. Leiden. Pages: 71-2.
Land, J P N. 1874-81. De Koorboeken van de St. Pieterskerk te Leiden. Bouwsteenen, 3: 37-48.
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