A Discantus partbook from a set of four volumes. Copied by one scribe, except the last motet, which is found only in the Tenor book. Probably copied in northern Italy.

Each piece is numbered in a contemporary hand.

87 leaves

Rebound in 1972, preserving the original covers which are bonded to the modern leather. Original covers carry initial indicating voice: C[antus], A[ltus], T[enor], B[assus]. Folio 82 has been bound in the wrong place, between f. 86 & f.87; the folio numbering is correct but not sequential.

resembles Briquet #478, #481, and #490-2, found in Italy in the first two decades of the 16th century. The paper is similar to that of BolC Q19

Modern pencil foliation

No index, but Altus has a partial list, in a later hand, of names of composers represented ('Nomina autorum quorum motecte in hoc libro concinnuntur').

RISM

XVIe s. 4 livres de 88 ff. chacun. Papier, 235 x 160 mm.

Foliotation ancienne. Les ff. 1, 88 (sauf T) sont blancs. Notation mesurée blanche. 6 portées par p. Au f. limin. de l'A: «Nomina [aucthorum] quorum motecta hoc libro concinnantur.» Reliures anciennes en cuir, restaurées postérieurement, dos refaits, portant au plat l'initiale de chaque partie. Parties de C[antus], A[ltus], Tfenor], B[assus].

La pièce de louanges «Lucrecia pulcra», seule composition profane du ms. (no 60) pourrait avoir été destinée à Lucrezia Borgia qui, après son mariage avec le duc Alfonso d'Esté en 1501, résida à Ferrare jusqu'à sa mort en 1519, ce qui situerait le ms. dans le cercle de la cour d'Esté. D'ailleurs, le papier et le répertoire permettent aussi de le dater aux environs de 1520.

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61 motets

L. Barré-2, Bruhier-1, Brumel-1, Carpentras-2, Conseil-1, Duboys-1, Elimon-1, C. Festa-1, S. Festa-1, A. Févin-1, Gascongne-1, Gascongne/(Mouton)-1, Hellinck [Lupus]-1, Isaac-2, Jaquet of Mantua-2, Jaquet of Mantua/Lhéritier/Willaert)-1, Jaquet of Mantua/(Verdelot)-1, Jhan of Ferrara-3, Josquin-5, Lhéritier-6, Lupus-2, Mouton-1, Mouton/(Jaquet of Mantua)-1, L. Padovano-2, Richafort-1, Sermisy [Claudin]-3, Silva-3, Verdelot-1, Willaert-2, anon-10

4 paper partbooks (D-87 folios, A-88, T-88, B-87), 163 x 228. Modern pencil foliation; each piece is numbered in a contemporary hand. No index, but altus has a partial list, in a later hand, of names of composers represented ("Nomina autorum quorum motecte in hoc libro concinnuntur"). Copied by one scribe, except the last motet, which is found only in the tenor book. Watermark resembles Briquet #478, #481, and #490-2, found in Italy in the first two decades of the 16th century. The paper is similar to that of BolC Q19.

Ca. 1530 (OsJD). Probably copied in northern Italy.

Vol 4

Contents: Change "61 motets" to "60 motets."

Composers: Change "Lhéritier-6" to "Lhéritier-5"; add "Mouton/(Lhéritier) -1"; change "Silva-3" to "Silva-2, Silva/(Josquin/Mouton)-1 "; change "Verdelot-1" to "Verdelot/(Josquin/Stoltzer)-1"; change "anon-10" to "anon-9."