Copied by a single scribe. Probably copied in Low Countries; original recipient not yet determined. Contents (unusually for its period & origin) ordered liturgically. Kept in the Cathedral sacristy, not with the other choirbooks, from the start because of its high quality.
| Archive | Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, Toledo, Spain (E-Tc) |
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| Shelfmark | Reservado 23 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 595 x 400 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 32 compositions, 31 from 15 composers, 1 is anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Recently rebound in original covers of tooled leather over boards, with brass corners, bosses, and clasp attachments; clasps missing.
Notation
not indicated
Date
Ca. 1520-35 (SnowT).
Foliation
Original ink foliation, IV-CCCV (flyleaves unnumbered; first three folios unnumbered but counted in enumeration; f. CXCIIII erroneously numbered 'CXCIIIbis'; 'CCIX' applied to two consecutive folios, but 'bis' added to second number)
Decoration
Painted miniatures, initials, and borders, in Ghent-Bruges style, decorated with flowers, fruits, insects, birds, animals, and human figures. Unidentified coat of arms on ff. LVIF and CLF: crowned golden lion rampant holding red tree branch in its mouth, on azure shield. Edges of folios gilded and tooled.
Index
Original index on ff. [ii'-iii] lists pieces in order of appearance (one piece listed out of proper order).
Surface
Parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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6 Masses, 1 Requiem Mass, 8 Magnificats, 1 Passion, 16 motets = 32
Bauldeweyn/(Josquin)-1, Courtois-1, A. Févin-3, A. Févin/Gascongne-1,* Gascongne-1, Josquin-8, (Lhéritier)-1, Mouton-7, Richafort-4, Therache-1, A. Thiebault-2, Venture/(Longaval/ Obrecht)-1, anon-1
*Missa Ferialis (ff. CLI'-CLXXIII) attributed in index to "Fevin"; attribution "M. gasconia" appears between superius and tenor parts of Credo.
iv + 306 parchment folios, 595 x 400. Original ink foliation, IV-CCCV (flyleaves unnumbered; first three folios unnumbered but counted in enumeration; f. CXCIIII erroneously numbered "CXCIIIbis"; "CCIX" applied to two consecutive folios, but "bis" added to second number). Recently rebound in original covers of tooled leather over boards, with brass corners, bosses, and clasp attachments; clasps missing. Original index on ff. [ii'-iii] lists pieces in order of appearance (one piece listed out of proper order). Copied by a single scribe. Painted miniatures, initials, and borders, in Ghent-Bruges style, decorated with flowers, fruits, insects, birds, animals, and human figures. Unidentified coat of arms on ff. LVIF and CLF: crowned golden lion rampant holding red tree branch in its mouth, on azure shield. Edges of folios gilded and tooled.
Ca. 1520-35 (SnowT). Probably copied in Low Countries; original recipient not yet determined.
Vol 4
Composers: Change " Richafort-4" to "Richafort-3, Richafort/(Hesdin/Mouton)-1. "
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‡ denotes primary source study
Reynaud, François. 1996. La Polyphonie Tolédane et son milieu des premiers témoignages aux environs de 1600. Paris/Turnhout.
Snow, Robert Joseph. 1983. Toledo Cathedral Ms. Reservado 23: A Lost Manuscript Rediscovered. The Journal of Musicology, 2: 246-77.
Janini, José, and Ramón Gonzálvez. 1977. Catálogo de los Manuscritos Litúrgicos de la Catedral de Toledo. Toledo. Pages: 272.
Stevenson, Robert. 1976. Josquin in the Music of Spain and Portugal. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 217-46. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 222, Plate 34 [incorrectly identified with MS 22 of Biblioteca Capitular].
Constant, John George. 1975. Renaissance Manuscripts of Polyphony at the Cathedral of Padua. University of Michigan, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 68ff [incorrectly said to have no call number].
Stevenson, Robert. 1973. The Toledo Manuscript Polyphonic Choirbooks and some other lost or little known Flemish Sources. Fontes Artis Musicae, 20: 87-107. Pages: 89-90.
Sparks, Edgar H. 1972. The music of Noel Bauldeweyn. American Musicological Society. Pages: 98ff, 128-9,140 [some statements regarding attributions are incorrect].
Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 168-9 [entries for "Tol 46" and "Tol?" both refer to this manuscript].
Lenaerts, René Bernard. 1952. Les Manuscrits Polyphoniques de la Bibliothèque Capitulaire de Tolède. International Musicological Society: Report of the 4th Congress, Utrech 1952, 276-81. Pages: 279-80 [incorrectly identified with MS 22 of Biblioteca Capitular].
Doorslaer, G van. 1929. Jean Richafort, Maître de chapelle-compositeur, 1480? -+ 1548. Bulletin de Académie Royale d'Archéologie de Belgique, 103-61. Pages: 116-7,152.
Rubio Piqueras, Felipe. 1925. Códices Polifónicos Toledanos. Toledo. Pages: 59-62.
Rubio Piqueras, Felipe. 1922-3. Música y Músicos toledanos: Estudio artísticocritico. Toledo. Pages: 27-9.
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description