Once used as pastedowns in binding of Exemplar of incunabulum Rainerius de Pisis: Pantheologia (Augsburg, 1474). Folios originally part of larger manuscript in choirbook format; additional fragments from same manuscript now BratisM 33. Earlier binder glued bifolios together to form two large pastedown sheets, 403 x 278-83, each consisting of two bifolios joined bottom to bottom. When volume reached present library c. 1950, pastedowns were removed and earlier covers discarded. Copied by one or two scribes. Probably copied at Dominican monastery in Kosice (= Kassa = Kaschau). Later in Franciscan provincial library in Bratislava; transferred to present library c. 1950. Several lines of text appear on the folio containing two of these fragments. However, the relationship (if any) between the texts and the music on this folio has not been clarified.

Volume subsequently rebound in modern covers of leather over wooden boards, with former pastedowns bound in at beginning as flyleaves

None

Hufnagel chant; black void mensural

Staff height 16-20 (not consistent).

Other numberings: No numbering of pieces.

No foliation or pagination

No initials or decoration.

Paper

Exemplar of incunabulum Rainerius de Pisis: Pantheologia (Augsburg, 1474), with polyphony on former pastedowns:

1 Sanctus (incomplete), 5 motets (1 incomplete), 1 Latin/German sacred piece, 1 German secular piece (with illegible text in this source, possibly a sacred contrafact), 3 textless(P)* fragments = 11

'Several lines of text appear on the folio containing two of these fragments. However, the relationship (if any) between the texts and the music on this folio has not been clarified.

(Frye)-1, anon-10

8 paper folios (= 4 bifolios), 185-215 x 130-40 (originally ca. 215 x 150), once used as pastedowns in binding of incunabulum named above. Folios originally part of larger manuscript in choirbook format; additional fragments from same manuscript now BratisM 33. Earlier binder glued bifolios together to form two large pastedown sheets, 403 x 278-83, each consisting of two bifolios joined bottom to bottom. When volume reached present library ca. 1950, pastedowns were removed and earlier covers discarded. Volume subsequently rebound in modern covers of leather over wooden boards, with former pastedowns bound in at beginning as flyleaves. No foliation, pagination, or numbering of pieces. A few voices in Hufnagel chant notation; remaining music in white mensural notation. Copied by one or two scribes. Staff height 16-20 (not consistent). No initials or decoration. No watermarks.

Last quarter of 15th century. Probably copied at Dominican monastery in Kosice (= Kassa = Kaschau). Later in Franciscan provincial library in Bratislava; transferred to present library ca. 1950.