Evangeliary with added polyphony, 'Liber generationis' setting on ff. 7'-11. Copied in Paris, for Cluniac priory of St. Martin des Champs (CorbinR). Owned in 15th century by Philippe de Morvilliers (d. 1438) and his wife, Jeanne du Drac (d. 1436) (coats of arms on f. 1). Later part of personal library of Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602-61); collection under direction of Institut de France since 1945.
F-Pm M 438 (210)
Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris, France
chant book with added polyphony: 1st half of 15th century
| Archive | Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris, France (F-Pm) |
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| Shelfmark | M 438 (210) |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Mixed Paper and Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 300 x 195 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 1 composition, 1 is anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of crimson velvet over boards; remnants of clasps.
Notation
chant (monophony); black void mensural (polyphony)
Ruling
5-line staves (f. 7–11)
Foliation
7v-11
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-11 (begins with first parchment folio) + original foliation, I-CC, in red ink
Surface
v paper + 211 parchment + v paper
RISM Description
RISM B/IV 3: 15. Jh.; 211 Blätter Pergament + je 5 Vorsatz- und Nachstoßblätter Papier, 300 x 195 mm. Modellierte Bleistiftfol. von f. 1-11; anschließend originale Foliierung von f. I-CC. Je Seite 7 rote Vierliniensysteme mit Quadratnotation; f. 7v-11 Fünfliniensysteme mit teilweise weißer Mensuralnotation (siehe Incipitverzeichnis). - Einband: mit karmesinrotem Sammet überzogene Holzdeckel; Spuren von Beschlägen.
Das Hauptcorpus dieser Handschrift (f. I-CC) ist ein Evangeliar aus der ersten Hälfte des 15. Jh. (vor 1436). Hier finden sich an musikalischer Notation nur einstimmigen Genealogien und Exultet. Dem Hauptteil vorangestellt ist ein etwas jüngerer Faszikel (f. 1-11), der von f. 1-7v Gesänge zur Benedictio fontium und von f. 7v-11 die Weihnachts-Genealogie nach Matthäus enthält (Einstimmiges in Choralnotation, Mehrstimmiges in weißer Mensuralnotation).
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Evangelary, with polyphony: 1 motet
Anonymous
v paper + 211 parchment + v paper folios, 300 x 195. Modern pencil foliation, 1-11 (begins with first parchment folio) + original foliation, I-CC, in red ink. Original covers of crimson velvet over boards; remnants of clasps. "Liber generationis" setting on ff. 7'-11 includes monophonic sections copied in chant notation and polyphonic sections in white mensural notation.
Early 15th century (ff. I-CC); fascicle with polyphony (ff. 1-11) added to main corpus before 1436. Copied in Paris, for Cluniac priory of St. Martin des Champs (CorbinR). Owned in 15th century by Philippe de Morvilliers (d. 1438) and his wife, Jeanne du Drac (d. 1436) (coats of arms on f. 1). Later part of personal library of Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602-61); collection under direction of Institut de France since 1945.
211 folios in total plus 5 paper flyleaves. Modern foliation 1-11, then old foliation I-CC. Corpus is Evangeliary (f.I-CC) of 1436. Folios 7-11 have 5-line staves.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Schlager, Karlheinz (editor). 1971-. Répertoire International des Sources Musicales. Series A/I, vol. Einzeldrucke vor 1800. Kassel. Pages: B IV/3,436. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; incipits.
Corbin, Solange, and Madeleine Bernard. 1965-. Repertoire de Manuscrits Médiévaux Contenant des Notations Musicales. Paris. Pages: II, 139-41, Plates XIII-XVI. Notes: physical description; contents list; facsimile (partial).
Bernard, Madeleine. None. Quelques Généalogies notées. .
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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