Polyphony on ff. 109'-110' and ff. 119'-128. Copied in Venice and Piacenza (CattT). Original owner and compiler was Johannes Franciscus Preottonus, a Benedictine monk from Pavia (inscription on f. 47). Acquired c. 1489 by Fassone Fassati, a student at Pavia University (inscription on f. 3'). Owned in 20th century by Count Fernando Passi, of Brescia, and by the antiquarian Walter Toscanini; purchased by Library of Congress in 1932.

Original covers of dark brown leather over pasteboard, stamped front and back with identical decorative border designs.

generally resembles Briquet #6597 and #6601-2.

Square black, simplified black mensural. Notes on rectos generally in red ink; notes on versos generally in black

First three folios have no foliation; next 10 folios have original foliation in red ink, a-k; remaining folios have original red ink foliation and new pencil foliation, 1-187 (some folios not numbered, but counted correctly in enumeration).

Inked Gothic initials; decorative flourishes at end of some pieces

i parchment + 200 paper + i parchment

As the Census Catalogue supplementary volume entry (below) replaces the original entry in Vol. 1, the Vol. 1 entry has not been reproduced here.

RISM BIV/4: 15. Jh.; 187 Blätter Papier + je 1 Vorsatz- und Nachstoßblatt Pergament (12. Jh.) + 3 + 10 Blätter (dem Hauptcorpus vorangestellt), 208 x 150 mm. Originale Foliierung von f. a-k (10 Blätter) und von f. 1-112, 124-126; moderne Foliierung von f. 113-123 und 127-187. Je Seite mit Musik: 4 oder 5 Fünfliniensysteme mit schwarz-roter Quadrat- und Mensuralnotation - Einband: mit Leder überzogene Holzdeckel.

Diese teilweise 1465 in einem oberitalienischen Benediktinerkloster von "dominus Johannes Franciscus de Papia monachus venerabilis cenobij Georgij de Venetijs" geschriebene Handschrift enthält neben musiktheoretischen Traktaten von Marchetto, Joh. de Muris, Hothby unter anderem einzelne nicht zu den Traktaten gehörende, mehrstimmige Stücke, die aber vermutlich von der gleichen Hand wie die Traktate eingetragen worden sind. Die Handschrift gehörte 1493 einem Studenten der Universität Pavia (Fassone Fassati). Später befand sie sich im Besitze von F. Passi, dann in der Bibliothek einer Piemonteser Adelsfamilie. 1932 verkaufte sie der Antiquar W. Toscanini der Library of Congress.

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*Present listing replaces entry for BrescP s.S. in Vol. I.

Theoretical treatises by Marchettus of Padua, Jean de Mûris, Johannes de Garlandia and others, with polyphony:

1 Sanctus, 1 Agnus, 1 motet, 3 Benedicamus dominos, 2 Latin laude, 1 Italian lauda = 9

(Quadris)-1, anon-8

i parchment + 200 paper + i parchment folios, 204 x 138. First three folios have no foliation; next 10 folios have original foliation in red ink, a-k; remaining folios have original red ink foliation and new pencil foliation, 1-187 (some folios not numbered, but counted correctly in enumeration). Original covers of dark brown leather over pasteboard, stamped front and back with identical decorative border designs. No index. Polyphony on ff. 109'-110' and ff. 119'-128, copied partly in square chant notation, partly in simplified black mensural notation. Notes on rectos generally in red ink; notes on versos generally in black. Entire manuscript copied by Johannes Franciscus Preottonus (see below). Inked Gothic initials; decorative flourishes at end of some pieces. Watermark generally resembles Briquet #6597 and #6601-2.

Ca. 1465-80 (GalloCP). Copied in Venice and Piacenza (CattT). Original owner and compiler was Johannes Franciscus Preottonus, a Benedictine monk from Pavia (inscription on f. 47). Acquired ca. 1489 by Fassone Fassati, a student at Pavia University (inscription on f. 3'). Owned in 20th century by Count Fernando Passi, of Brescia, and by the antiquarian Walter Toscanini; purchased by Library of Congress in 1932.