| Archive | Národní knihovna České republiky, Prague, Czech Republic (CZ-Pu) |
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| Shelfmark | MS VI.C.20a |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Measurements | 320 x 210 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 27 compositions, 6 from 3 composers, 21 are anonymous. |
Polyphony on new ff. 26'-27, 59-60, 77'-84, 99-106', 107'-108', 111'-112, 114'-119. Copied by several scribes. Copied in Prague? Belonged c. 1546 to the humanist Joh. Rodericus a Choterina (d. 1581); presumably entered university library in Prague at end of 16th century. Shares Utraquist connections and some repertory with the Specialnik Codex.
Hlavkova proposes that the collection is connected with the school at the church of St Nicholas in the Lesser Town (Mala Strana) of Prague.
Modern leather covers, restored in 1958.
Bohemian chant; black full mensural; black void mensural
HlavIR proposes that the various fascicles date from: ca. 1450 (XV), ca. 1460 (VII-X), after 1490 - ca. 1510 (II, IX, XIII-XIV) and ca. 1520 - 1530s (I, III-VI, with later additions up to ca. 1550)
red or black staves
Modern foliation, 1-126, replaces earlier modern foliation; new ff. 1-61' also have original ink pagination, A I-XXIIII; B I-X; … F I-XIIII (irregular).
Inked initials in Gothic and calligraphic styles.
paper
RISM BIV/3: 15./16. Jh.; 126 Blätter Papier + je 4 moderne Vorsatz- und Nachstoßblätter, 320 x 210 mm. Moderne Foliierung von f. 1-126; dazu eine weitere moderne, jedoch kanzellierte Foliierung Ferner originale Pag. auf f. 1-61 sowie originale Foliierung A I-XXIV, B I-X und (weiter) unregelmäßig bis F I-XIV. Je Seite wechselnde Zahl von roten oder schwarzen Fünfliniensystemen (vereinzelt auch Vierliniensystemen). Böhmische Choralnotation sowie schwarze und vereinzelt weiße Mensuralnotation - Einband: modernes Leder (restauriert 1958).
Diese von sehr verschiedenen Händen des späten 15. und 16. Jh. geschriebene Mischhandschrift gehörte um 1546 wahrscheinlich dem Humanisten Joh. Rodericus a Choterina († 1581). Weiteres über ihr Schicksal ist nicht bekannt. Vermutlich gelangte sie am Ende des 16. Jh. in die Prager Universitätsbibliothek. Die Nachträge reichen mindestens bis ins späte 16. Jh. (vergleiche besonders Incipitverzeichnis Nr. 26 u.nd 27).
Inhalt: Mit wenigen Ausnahmen sind alle Texte lat.: f. l-2v Index; f. 3-58v Kantionen unter anderem; f. 59-79 Kantionen, Gradualien, Sequenzen (ab f. 64 böhmische Choralnotation); f. 77v-84 siehe Incipitverzeichnis Nr. 4-7; f. 84v-87v leer; f. 88-98 lat. und böhmische Johannes Hus-Gesänge; f. 99v-119 siehe Incipitverzeichnis Nr. 8-27; f. 119v-126 leer, Mariengesänge, Federproben.
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Graduale-Cantionale, with polyphony:
1 Kyrie, 1 Gloria, 3 Credos, 14 Sanctus, 1 Mass Proper section, 6 motets = 26
(Batty)-1.(Motycka)-1.(Pullois)-1.(P. Wilhelmi)-1 + 1?, anon-21
iv + 126 + iv paper folios, 320 x 210. Modern foliation, 1-126, replaces earlier modern foliation; new ff. 1-61' also have original ink pagination, A I-XXIIII; B I-X; … F I-XIIII (irregular). Modern leather covers, restored in 1958. Polyphony on new ff. 26'-27, 59-60, 77'-84, 99-106', 107'-108', 111'-112, 114'-119, in Bohemian chant notation, black mensural notation, and white mensural notation on red or black staves. Copied by several scribes. Inked initials in Gothic and calligraphic styles.
Late l5th-early 16th century, with additions until late 16th century. Copied in Prague? Belonged ca. 1546 to the humanist Joh. Rodericus a Choterina (d. 1581); presumably entered university library in Prague at end of 16th century.
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Hlavkova-Mrackova, Lenka. 2020. An Inconspicuous Relative of the Specialnik Codex: On the Dating and Structure of the Manuscript CZ-Pu VI C 20a. Hudebni Veda, 57/4: 436-453. Notes: description; dating; structure; contents (partial).
Černý, Jaromír. 1975. Petrus Wilhelmi de Grudencz: Neznámy Skladatel Doby Dufayovy v Ceskych Pramenech. Hudební Veda, 12: 195-238. Pages: 205, 229, 234. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Černý, Jaromír. 1975. Stredovëky vicehlas v Ceskych zemích. Miscellanea Musicologica [Prague], 27-28: 9-116. Pages: 90. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).
Plocek, Vaclav. 1973. Catalogus Codicum Notis Musicis Instructorum qui in Bibliotheca publica rei publicae Bohemicae socialisticae in Bibliotheca universitatis Pragensis servantur. 2 vols. Prague. Pages: 150-81, 817. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); inventory; facsimile (partial).
Schlager, Karlheinz (editor). 1971-. Répertoire International des Sources Musicales. Series A/I, vol. Einzeldrucke vor 1800. Kassel. Pages: B IV/3, 248-5. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Thannabaur, Peter Josef. 1962. Das einstimmige Sanctus der römischen Messe in der handschriftlichen Überlieferung des 11. bis 16. Jahrhunderts. Erlanger Arbeiten zur Musikwissenschaft, vol. 1. Munich. Pages: 113 u. 220.
Ludwig, Friedrich. 1923. Die Quellen der Motetten ältesten Stils. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 5: 185-222, Vol. 5 (1924) 273-315. Pages: 301 (Anm. 2) u. 314 (Anm. 3).
Orel, Dobroslav. 1922. Počátky umělého vícehlasu v Čechách [The beginnings of composed polyphony in Bohemia]. Sborník filozofickej fakulty Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave, 143–214. Bratislava.
Orel, Dobroslav. 1922. Kancionál Franusuv. Prague. Pages: 165 (Ue. von Nr. 22). Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Orel, Dobroslav. 1914. Der Mensuralkodex "Speciálnik": Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Mensuralmusik und Notenschrift in Böhmen bis 1540. Vienna. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial); transcription (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Nejedly, Zdenëk. 1913. Reprinted 1955-6 as Vols. 43-5 of the author's complete works. Citations refer to original edition.. Dejiny Husitského Zpevu za Válek Husitsky'ch. Prague. Pages: Bd. (I), III, IV, (V, VI).
Blume, C, and Guido Maria Dreves (editors). 1886-1922; Reprinted: Frankfurt am Main 1961; Indices 1978. Analecta Hymnica Medii Aevi. 55 vols. Leipzig. Pages: 1,15ÉF.
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