A Cantionale containing (1r-60r) mass ordinaries, often troped; (60v-62v) Marian antiphons; (62v-149v) mass propers; and (150v-249v) sequences. Polyphony on ff. 53'-55 and 58'-60. Copied in Kuttenberg (i.e. Kutná Hora), for use at the church of St. James (Kostel sv. Jakuba) (Unterl).
A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15501 (Kuttenberger Cantionale)
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria
chant book with added polyphony: 1490 (Unterl); 1509-16 (ÖNB)
| Archive | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria (A-Wn) |
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| Shelfmark | Mus.Hs. 15501 (Kuttenberger Cantionale) |
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| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 680 x 460 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 2 compositions, 2 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of brown stamped leather over wooden boards; clasps missing
Notation
Bohemian chant notation, black mensural notation
Ruling
red 4-line staves
Foliation
Modern foliation, 1-252 ('184' applied to two consecutive folios).
Decoration
Illuminated miniatures, initials, and borders.
Surface
parchment
RISM Description
RISM BIV/3: 15. Jh.; 252 Blätter Pergament, 680 x 460 mm. Moderne Foliierung von f. 1-252. Je Seite 9 rote Vierliniensysteme mit böhmischer Choralnotation (zum Teil mit mensuralen Elementen). Reich mit Miniaturen versehen. - Einband: 15./16. Jh., mit braunem Leder überzogene Holzdeckel, Blindpressung; Schließen fehlen.
Die in der Literatur als Kuttenberger Kantional bekannte Handschrift aus dem späten 15. oder frühen 16. Jh. ist ein Graduale in lateinischer Sprache für die böhmischen Utraquisten der Kathedralskirche St. Jakob in Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg). Mehrstimmig sind nur zwei Patrem in Mensuralnotation.
Inhalt: f. 1v ganzseitige Miniatur; f. 2-32v Kyrie und Gloria, meist tropiert; f. 33-51v Sanctus und Agnus; f. 52-60 Patrem; f. 60-62v Antiphonen; f. 62v-149v Proprium; f. 150v-250 Sequenzen; f. 251-252v leer.
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Graduale, with polyphony: 2 Credos
Anonymous
253 parchment folios, 680 x 460. Modern foliation, 1-252 ("184" applied to two consecutive folios). Original covers of brown stamped leather over wooden boards; clasps missing. No index. Monophonic contents copied in Bohemian chant notation on red 4-line staves. Polyphony on ff. 53'-55 and 58'-60, in black mensural notation on red 4-line staves. Illuminated miniatures, initials, and borders.
1490 (Unterl). Copied in Kutná Hora (= Kuttenberg), for use at St. James Cathedral (Unterl).
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‡ denotes primary source study
Orel, Alfred. 1977. Die Hauptstimme in den Salve Regina der Trienter Kodizes. Wiener Veröffentlichungen zur Musikwissenschaft Serie II, vol. 4. Tutzing. Pages: 542 f.. Tf. XVI, XXIII u. XXVIII.
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: 7, Tf. 79 u.
Rosenthal, Karl August. 1934. Einige unbekannte Motetten älteren Stils aus Handschriften der Nationalbibliothek, Wien. Acta Musicologica, 6: . Pages: 8f.
Ludwig, Friedrich. 1923. Die Quellen der Motetten ältesten Stils. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 5: 185-222, Vol. 5 (1924) 273-315. Pages: 314.
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Anna de Bakker
Tuesday, 11 August, 2026
Kuttenberg is the German name for Kutná Hora; provenance updated.
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
Répertoire Internationale des Sources Musicales
Monday, 23 January, 2017
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