The MS was first described by GP Köllner and is a Cantatorium for mass worship. It was probably in use in the Church of Our Lady of Mainz around the middle of the 15th Century, where it remained until the middle of the 18th Century.

pigskin over wooden boards with Renaissance decoration (probably a later rebinding).

black full square and black void rhomboid notation

7 four- of five-line systems; f. 9v/10r and 68v/69r have 4 or 6 four-or five-line systems

Original foiliation of ff. I-LXXIV (first 4 and last 2 leaves without foliation).

parchment

RISM B IV/3: 15. Jh.; 80 Blätter Pergament, 304 x 215 mm. Originale Foliierung von f. I-LXXIV (die ersten 4 und die letzten 2 Blätter ohne Fol.). Je Seite 7 Vier- oder Fünfliniensyst. mit gotischer Choralnot. ; f. 9v/10r und 68v/69r 4 beziehungsweise 6 Vier- oder Fünfliniensysteme mit schwarzer Quadrat- und weißer Rhomben-Notation. - Einband: mit Schweinsleder überzogene Holzdeckel mit Renaissance-Ornamenten (vermutlich späterer, zweiter Einband).

Die von G. P. Köllner erstmals beschriebene Handschrift ist ein Cantatorium für den Meßgottesdienst. Sie wurde um die Mitte des 15. Jh. geschrieben und blieb bis in die Mitte des 18. Jh. vermutlich in der Liebfrauenkirche von Mainz in Gebrauch.

[Translation] 15th century; 80 parchment leaves, 304 x 215 mm. Original foiliation of ff. I-LXXIV (the first 4 and last 2 leaves without foliation). Gothic Chorale notation on 7 four- of five-line systems. F. 9v/10r and 68v/69r have 4 or 6 four-or five-line systems with black square and white rhomboid notation. Binding: pigskin covered wooden boards with Renaissance decoration (probably a later rebinding).

The MS was first described by GP Köllner and is a Cantatorium for mass worship. It was probably in use in the Church of Our Lady of Mainz around the middle of the 15th Century, where it remained until the middle of the 18th Century.

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