Composite of two unrelated manuscripts: Part I = new ff. 1-107 (no music); Part II = ff. 108-215. Folios of Part II originally larger; trimmed to present size when bound together with Part I, perhaps in 16th or 17th century. Polyphony on ff. 207-212' and 213'-215, copied by a single scribe. Part I of unknown provenance; Part II probably copied at Augustinian monastery in Eberhardsklausen (associated with Windesheimer congregation). Repertory mostly of Bohemian origin (CernN); see EwerH for discussion of possible transmission routes to Eberhardsklausen. Manuscript owned by Eberhardsklausen monastery until 1802, then transferred to Jesuit library in Trier in connection with the secularization; later incorporated in Trier Stadtbibliothek.

Rear flyleaf now glued to inside back cover

Original covers of dark brown leather over wooden boards (spine restored), stamped with 'Jhesus Maria'; four wooden bosses on back cover; remnants of clasps.

in Part II: ox head surmounted by star.

black mensural

New pencil foliation, 1-215, on upper center rectos.

Inked Gothic initials, some decorated with tracery or human figures.

paper

RISM B IV/3: 15. Jh.; 215 Blätter Papier + 1 Vorsatzblatt + 1 Blatt in den hinteren Deckel geklebt, 284 x 210 mm. Moderne Bleistiftfoliierung von f. 1-215. - Einband: mit dunkelbraunem Leder überzogene Holzdeckel; Pressung Jhesus Maria; nur eine Schließe erhalten; Beschläge; Rücken restauriert.

Diese aus dem Augustiner Chorherrenstift Eberhardsklausen bei Trier stammende Handschriften besteht aus zwei ursprünglich selbständigen Teilen:

1. f. 1-107, geschrieben um 1400; Herkunft unbekannt, enthält Sermones.

2. f. 108-215, vermutlich in der zweiten Hälfte des 15. Jh. in Eberhardsklausen geschrieben; enthält von f. 108-206V Liber Alani de planctu nature und von f. 207r-215r einen musikalischen Teil: je Seite bis zu 10 Fünfliniensysteme mit teilweise fehlerhafter, schwarzer Mensuralnotation — Ähnlich wie in D-Mbs716 ist die Zusammengehörigkeit der einzelnen Stimmen bei zwei der nach Ewerhart (siehe Ausgaben) mehrstimmige Motetten (Incipitverzeichnis Nr. 1 und 5) nicht mit letzter Sicherheit feststellbar; doch vermögen die Beziehungen der Handschrift zu tschechischen Quellen Ewerharts Thesen weitgehend zu stützen.

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Sermons and theological writings, with polyphony:

1 Credo, 10 motets, 3 Latin/German sacred pieces = 14*

*Count of pieces based on EwerH and CernN. Some items considered by EwerH to be individual voices of polyphonic settings may actually be separate monophonic pieces (RISM). Musical contents also include 4 additional monophonic pieces (ff. 210-210' and 213-213'), not considered further here.

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i + 215 + i paper folios, 284 x 210. Rear flyleaf now glued to inside back cover. Composite of two unrelated manuscripts: Part I = new ff. 1-107 (no music); Part II = ff. 108-215. Folios of Part II originally larger; trimmed to present size when bound together with Part I, perhaps in 16th or 17th century. New pencil foliation, 1-215, on upper center rectos. Original covers of dark brown leather over wooden boards (spine restored), stamped with "Jhesus Maria"; four wooden bosses on back cover; remnants of clasps. No index. Polyphony on ff. 207-212' and 213'-215, copied in black mensural notation by a single scribe. Inked Gothic initials, some decorated with tracery or human figures. Watermark in Part II: ox head surmounted by star.

Ca. 1400 (Part I); last third of 15th century (Part II, including musical addition). Part I of unknown provenance; Part II probably copied at Augustinian monastery in Eberhardsklausen (associated with Windesheimer congregation). Repertory mostly of Bohemian origin (CernN); see EwerH for discussion of possible transmission routes to Eberhardsklausen. Manuscript owned by Eberhardsklausen monastery until 1802, then transferred to Jesuit library in Trier in connection with the secularization; later incorporated in Trier Stadtbibliothek.