A-MB s.s.

Bibliothek des Benediktinerstifts, Michaelbeuern, Austria

non-music MS with interpolated music: First half of 16th century?

Archive Bibliothek des Benediktinerstifts, Michaelbeuern, Austria (A-MB)
Shelfmark s.s.
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 430 x 285 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: MichaelB s.s.
Notations
  • Hufnagel
  • black void mensural
  • square chant
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Provenance
Contents Contains 5 compositions, 5 are anonymous.
General Description

Polyphony is later addition on f. 79', f. 81, rectos of first and second unnumbered folios between ff. 81/82, and recto of unnumbered folio between ff. 89/90. Copied by four scribes. Presumably copied in Michaelbeuern, for use in local Benedictine monastery.

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Binding

No covers

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Notation

square chant and Hufnagel (main corpus); black void mensural (polyphony)

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Foliation

Original ink foliation, 20-132, on upper center rectos (ff. 1-19, 92, 110 now missing; 2 unnumbered folios between ff. 20/21, 1 unnumbered folio between ff. 65/66, 2 between 72/73, 1 between 79/80, 2 between 81/82, 1 between 82/83, 1 between 89/90, 1 between 101/102).

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Decoration

Inked Gothic initials in main corpus; no decoration for polyphony

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Surface

Paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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Liturgical book, with polyphony:

5 motets, 1 German sacred piece = 6

Anonymous

122 paper folios, 430 x 285 (some folios are half-1eaves or fragments only). Original ink foliation, 20-132, on upper center rectos (ff. 1-19, 92, 110 now missing; 2 unnumbered folios between ff. 20/21, 1 unnumbered folio between ff. 65/66, 2 between 72/73, 1 between 79/80, 2 between 81/82, 1 between 82/83, 1 between 89/90, 1 between 101/102). No covers. Main corpus (monophony) copied in square chant notation and Hufnagel notation. Polyphony is later addition on f. 79', f. 81, rectos of first and second unnumbered folios between ff. 81/82, and recto of unnumbered folio between ff. 89/90, copied in white mensural notation by four scribes. Inked Gothic initials in main corpus; no decoration for polyphony.

First half of 16th century? Presumably copied in Michaelbeuern, for use in local Benedictine monastery.

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
[-] Patris sapientia veritas divina - Anonymous

Patris sapientia veritas divina

Anonymous
Appears on: [-]
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Patris sapientia veritas divina
[-] Hodie Deus homo factus - Anonymous

Hodie Deus homo factus

Anonymous
Appears on: [-]
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Hodie deus homo factus
[-] Ave vivens hostia - Anonymous

Ave vivens hostia

Anonymous
Appears on: [-]
Genres: Cantio
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Ave vivens hostia
[-] Patris sapientia veritas divina - Anonymous

Patris sapientia veritas divina

Anonymous
Appears on: [-]
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Patris sapientia veritas divina
[-] Surrexit Christus hodie - Anonymous

Surrexit Christus hodie

Anonymous
Appears on: [-]
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Surrexit Christus hodie
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Ave vivens hostia Anonymous [-]
Hodie Deus homo factus Anonymous [-]
Patris sapientia veritas divina Anonymous [-]
Patris sapientia veritas divina Anonymous [-]
Surrexit Christus hodie Anonymous [-]

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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