Composite of originally separate fascicles. Copied mostly by Johannes Orceau (SherrPC); ff. 218'-227 copied by different scribe, who also wrote most of VatS 15, ff. 87'-103 of VatS 41, ff. 35'-55, 69'-93, and 129'-140 of VatS 49, and ff. 39'-44, 59'-63, and 65'-70 of VatS 63. Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.
V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 23
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1492-1512
| Archive | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican (V-CVbav) |
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| Shelfmark | MS Capp. Sist. 23 |
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| Surface | Mixed Paper and Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 551 x 419 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 70 compositions, 64 from 7 composers, 6 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
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.
Watermark
(1) generally resembles Briquet #11658; (2) generally resembles Briquet #478; (3) generally resembles Briquet #6270 (ff. 218-227).
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 24-25
Foliation
Original ink foliation, iii-ccxxvii, on right center rectos (begins on first original flyleaf, but excludes parchment folio; first two original flyleaves now missing; f. clxxxviii torn out). Modern pencil foliation, 1-227, on lower center rectos (excludes first flyleaf and last flyleaf; completely congruent with original foliation from 6-227, omitting '188' to take lost folio into account).
Decoration
Watercolour initials on ff. 6, 46', and 218'; other folios have inked calligraphic initials, some decorated with grotesque faces. Coat of arms of Antonio Ferreri, maestro of papal chapel 1504-6, on f. 208' (SherrN)
Index
Original index on new f. 5' (= parchment folio) lists pieces in order of appearance.
Surface
i paper + iii paper + i parchment + 221 paper + i paper
RISM Description
RISM
XVIe s, 227 ff. Papier (le f. 5 en parchemin), 555 x 415 mm. Foliotation ancienne en eh. romains. Les ff. 1v à 5, 27v, 28, 45v, 46, 60v, 61, 75v, 95v, 96, 117v, 118, 128v, 129, 132v à 134, 138v à 140, 150v, 151, 168v, 169, 190v, 191, 207v, 208, 218, 227v sont blancs. Le f. 188 mq. Notation mesurée blanche. 11 portées par p. Au f. 5v: Tabula hujus libri. Au f. 6, initiale ornée en coul. Reliure du XVIIIe s.
Bien que le ms ait été compilé sous le pontificat de Jules II (1503-1513), les armes qui figurent au bas du f. 208v, jusqu'à présent considérées par erreur comme les siennes, sont plus probablement celles du cardinal Antonio Ferreri, maître de la chapelle papale depuis 1504, titre qui justifierait que ses armes soient représentées dans le ms. L'étude des filigranes et de l'écriture suggère que Sist. 23 est un ms. composite constitué de ff. copiés sur des papiers différents (on y distingue au moins 3 filigranes) entre ca. 1492 et 1513, en grande partie par le scribe Johannes Orceau, et réunis ensuite en 1 volume dans la 2e moitié du règne du pape Jules II. Le scribe en aurait alors établi la table, en même temps qu'il notait les noms d'auteurs et la pagination.
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13 Masses (1 incomplete), 1 Kyrie fragment, 1 Gloria, 3 Credos = 18
A. Agricola-2, Brumel-1, (Brumel/Josquin)-1, R. Févin-1, Fresneau-1, Josquin-3, Josquin/(Brumel)-1, Josquin/(La Rue)-2, Josquin/(Ockeghem)-1, LaRue-1, Prioris-2, anon-2
ii paper + iii paper + i parchment + 221 paper + i paper folios, 551 x 419. Composite of originally separate fascicles. Original ink foliation, iii-ccxxvii, on right center rectos (begins on first original flyleaf, but excludes parchment folio; first two original flyleaves now missing; f. clxxxviii torn out). Modern pencil foliation, 1-227, on lower center rectos (excludes first flyleaf and last flyleaf; completely congruent with original foliation from 6-227, omitting "188" to take lost folio into account).
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 new f. 5' (= parchment folio) lists pieces in order of appearance. Copied mostly by Johannes Orceau (SherrPC); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Ff. 218'-227 copied by different scribe, who also wrote most of VatS 15, ff. 87'-103 of VatS 41, ff. 35'-55, 69'-93, and 129'-140 of VatS 49, and ff. 39'-44, 59'-63, and 65'-70 of VatS 63. Staff height 24-25. Watercolor initials on ff. 6, 46', and 218'; other folios have inked calligraphic initials, some decorated with grotesque faces. Coat of arms of Antonio Ferreri, maestro of papal chapel 1504-6, on f. 208' (SherrN). Water-marks: (1) generally resembles Briquet #11658; (2) generally resembles Briquet #478; (3) generally resembles Briquet #6270 (ff. 218-227).
Ca. 1492-1509 (DeanS); ca. 1492-1512 (SherrPM). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.
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Sherr, Richard Jonathan. 1996. Papal Music Manuscripts in the Late Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 5. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; incipits; mention of MS; discussion.
Dean, Jeffrey J. 1984. The Scribes of the Sistine Chapel 1501-1527. University of Chicago, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 44ff, 88-9, 228-9, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Keahey, Thomas Herman, and Conrad Edward Mary Douglas (editors). 1982-85. Johannes Prioris: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 90. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, xiv-xv, xix-xxi, 1-39, 94-128. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Roth, Adalbert. 1982. Studien zum frühen Repertoire der Päpstlichen Kapelle unter dem Pontifikat Sixtus' IV. (1471-1484). Die Chorbücher 14 und 51 des Fondo Cappella Sistina der Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität (Frankfurt am Main), Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 188. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.
Sherr, Richard Jonathan. 1977. Notes on Two Roman Manuscripts of the Early Sixteenth Century. The Musical Quarterly, 63: 48-73. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Sherr, Richard Jonathan. 1975. The Papal Chapel ca. 1492-1513 and Its Polyphonic Sources. Princeton University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 66, 167-70, 216-22, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; discussion.
Wexler, Richard. 1974. The Complete Works of Johannes Prioris. . Pages: 3, 27, 316-29, 372. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Hudson, Barton (editor). 1969-72. Antoine Brumel: Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 5. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: II, xiv-xv, 24-47. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Keahey, Thomas Herman. 1968. The Masses of Johannes Prions: A Critical Edition. University of Texas at Austin, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 14-169. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Osthoff, Helmuth. 1962. Josquin Desprez. 2 vols. Tutzing. Pages: I, 112-5, 135-6, 161, 171-2, 181; II, 288. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Lerner, Edward R (editor). 1961-70. Alexandrí Agricola: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 22. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, iii, 1-65. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1960. Capellae Sistinae Codices musicis notis instructi sive manu scripti sive praelo excussi. Studi e testi, vol. 202. Città del Vaticano. Pages: 48-50, 482, Tab. VII. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipits (partial); facsimile (partial).
Robijns, Jozef. 1954. Pierre de la Rue (Circa 1460-1518): Een Bio-Bibliographische Studie. Brussels. Pages: 37, 162. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Smijers, Albert, Myroslaw Antonowycz, and Willem Elders (editors). 1925 - . Werken van Josquin des Prés: Wereldlijke Werken (1925); Missen (1931). Leipzig/ Amsterdam. Pages: II, v-vii, III, viii-xvi; VIII, viii-xvi; IX, vi-xi; XIII, xv-xix; XVI, xlv-lx. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).
Haberl, Franz Xavier. 1885-88. Bausteine für Musikgeschichte. 3 vols. Leipzig. Pages: II, 10.
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