Neatly copied by a single scribe. From Ghent, Bruges, or Antwerp (HoffM); characteristic German choirbook format (Rifkin). Probably brought to Frankfurt on some ceremonial occasion, such as the visit of a king or emperor (HoffM).
D-F Mus. Hs. 2° 2
Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
choirbook: c. 1510-20
| Archive | Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (D-F) |
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| Shelfmark | Mus. Hs. 2° 2 |
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| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 545 x 365 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 42 compositions, 38 from 4 composers, 4 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
One or more folios have been removed from the beginning of each Mass; these were probably stolen for miniatures and initials; various folios from other parts of the manuscript have also been lost.
Binding
Modern covers of half-vellum.
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Foliation
Modern foliation, entered after the loss of the opening folios of each piece, but before any other folios were removed.
Decoration
Secondary initials are carefully executed, in various colours.
Surface
parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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10 Masses
(A. Févin)-1, (Josquin)-2, (La Rue)-6, anon-1
126 parchment folios, 545 x 365. One or more folios have been removed from the beginning of each Mass; these were probably stolen for miniatures and initials; various folios from other parts of the manuscript have also been lost. Modern foliation, entered after the loss of the opening folios of each piece, but before any other folios were removed. Modern covers of half-vellum. No index remains. Neatly copied by a single scribe. Secondary initials are carefully executed, in various colors.
Ca. 1510-20, on the basis of similarity to such manuscripts as JenaU 5, JenaU 7, JenaU 12, etc. (HoffM). From Ghent, Bruges, or Antwerp (HoffM); characteristic German choirbook format (Rifkin). Probably brought to Frankfurt on some ceremonial occasion, such as the visit of a king or emperor (HoffM).
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Hoffmann-Erbrecht, Lothar. 1959. Ein Frankfurter Messencodex. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 16: 328-34. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Physical Description Note; Binding Note; Notation Note; Date Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note
Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description