Copied by Johannes Parvus, except for piece on ff. cxviii'-cxix, added by later hand (LlorCS). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.

Many folios in poor condition due to ink corrosion; some music now illegible

Covers of medium brown leather over boards, blind tooled with decorative borders and central diamond motif; brass clasps, studs, and bosses. Covers date from 18th century (LlorCS), but decoration imitates earlier style; see VatS 13 for other manuscripts with similar bindings.

1) crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star; (2) anchor in circle surmounted by six-pointed star (index folio only) (see BraunerP for other manuscripts with same marks). None in Briquet.

black void mensural

Staff height 30

Original ink foliation, i-cxxxii, on upper right rectos; modern pencil foliation, 1-134, on lower center rectos (excludes first and last flyleaves).

Inked calligraphic initials.

Original index on third flyleaf groups pieces alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance.

paper

RISM

XVIe s., 134 ff. Papier, 625 x 463 mm. Foliotation ancienne en ch. romains ne tenant pas compte de 2 ff.limin. n. ch. Le f. limin. [I] r.-v, les ff. 1, 35v, 36, 122v, 123, 125v, 126, 132v sont blancs. Notation mesurée blanche. 10 portées par p. Au f. limin. [II] r-v: Tabula hujus libri. Initiales ornées a la plume. Reliure du XVIII s.

Ms. copié par Johannes Parvus, copiste à la cour papale, vraisemblablement vers 1540. Ms. en très mauvais état, l'encre ayant rongé le papier, et que, pour cette raison, Kast considère comme perdu pour la recherche (MGG XI, col. 751 f). Certains incipit musicaux restent douteux, sinon illisibles.

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1 Te Deum, 33 motets, 1 Benedicamus domino = 35

C. Festa-19 + 16?*

*Generally accepted as authentic works of Costanzo Festa, but lack specific attributions in all known sources; see MainF for discussion.

ii + i + 132 + i paper folios, 618 x 460. Many folios in poor condition due to ink corrosion; some music now illegible. Original ink foliation, i-cxxxii, on upper right rectos; modern pencil foliation, 1-134, on lower center rectos (excludes first and last flyleaves). Covers of medium brown leather over boards, blind tooled with decorative borders and central diamond motif; brass clasps, studs, and bosses. Covers date from 18th century (LlorCS), but decoration imitates earlier style; see VatS 13 for other manuscripts with similar bindings. Original index on third flyleaf groups pieces alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance.

Copied by Johannes Parvus, except for piece on ff. cxviii'-cxix, added by later hand (LlorCS); see general index for other manuscripts copied by Parvus. Staff height 30. Inked calligraphic initials. Watermarks (not in Briquet): (1) crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star; (2) anchor in circle surmounted by six-pointed star (index folio only) (see BraunerP for other manuscripts with same marks).

1539 (BraunerP). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.