Manuscript addition to collection of non-musical prints. All treatise material copied by a single scribe. Probably of Austrian origin. Early, perhaps original owner was Georg Preyscheuch, of Stein (inscription inside back cover: '1554 Jar / Dum Georgii Preyschuch / Stain austriaci … '). Came to present location from Jesuit library in Linz.
A-LIb 255
Oberösterreichische Landesbibliothek, Linz, Austria
printed book with added manuscript treatises, including one on music with polyphonic examples: First half of 16th century? (Erasmus prints dated 1521).
| Archive | Oberösterreichische Landesbibliothek, Linz, Austria (A-LIb) |
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| Shelfmark | 255 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 206 x 154 mm |
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General Description
Binding
Original covers of wooden boards, with spine of white stamped leather; leather ties and brass clasps.
Watermark
(1) crown (only portions are visible; see Briquet #4891ff for general pattern); (2) dog? (not in Briquet).
Notation
Gothic Hufnagel (for monophonic examples); black void mensural (for polyphonic examples)
Foliation
Partial new pencil foliation, 1-[55] (numbers generally appear only on every tenth folio; one folio between ff. [39]/40 not numbered or counted in enumeration)
Decoration
No initials or decoration.
Surface
Paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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Printed works by Erasmus and others; manuscript treatises, including one on music, with polyphony:
28 examples (some with Latin sacred or German secular incipits)
Anonymous
56 paper folios, 206 x 154, as manuscript addition to collection of non-musical prints. Partial new pencil foliation, 1-[55] (numbers generally appear only on every tenth folio; one folio between ff. [39]/40 not numbered or counted in enumeration). New ff. 5, 7-7', 20', 28, and 50-[55] are blank. Original covers of wooden boards, with spine of white stamped leather; leather ties and brass clasps. Monophonic examples in Gothic Hufnagel notation; polyphonic examples in white mensural notation. All treatise material copied by a single scribe. No initials or decoration. Watermarks: (1) crown (only portions are visible; see Briquet #4891ff for general pattern); (2) dog? (not in Briquet).
First half of 16th century? (Erasmus prints dated 1521). Probably of Austrian origin. Early, perhaps original owner was Georg Preyscheuch, of Stein (inscription inside back cover: "1554 Jar / Dum Georgii Preyschuch / Stain austriaci . . ."). Came to present location from Jesuit library in Linz.
‡ denotes primary source study
Smith, William Liddell. 1980. An Inventory of pre-1600 Manuscripts, Pertaining to Music, in the Bundesstaatliche Studienbibliothek (Linz, Austria). Fontes Artis Musicae, 162-71. Pages: 166.
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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