Copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (KellJ). WarmMC distinguishes two music and three text scripts: E (music on ff. 2'-8, 10-19, 37'-50, 53'-59' (tenor), 61' (tenor), 64' (tenor), 68'-78); X (music and text on ff. 2'-8, 9', 20-35, 36-37, 51-65, 66'-78); D (some text on ff. 2'-7', 9', 53'-59', 61', 64'); and C5, to whom she later re-attributed some of the text copying (KellmanTO). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Sent as gift to Pope Leo X (1475-1521).

Most masses incomplete, lacking the opening of the first Kyrie (at least) - whole pages have been removed, rather than just initials cut out. Only the last (Missa de feria) is complete.

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)

black void mensural

1513-21 (KellBP); 1515-6 (WarmMC).

Staff height 25

Modern stamped foliation, 1-78, on lower right rectos (begins on second modern flyleaf; excludes rear flyleaf).

Miniatures and borders illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style (most cut out); painted initials and inked calligraphic initials.

parchment

RISM

XVIe. s. 79ff. Parchemin, 600 x 405 mm. Foliotation moderne. Les ff. lr-v, 2, 8v, 9, 19v, 35v, 50v, 65v, 66, 78v, 79r-v sont blancs. Notation mesurée blanche. 6-11 portées par p. Capitales enluminées en coul. dont certaines ont été coupées, mutilant gravement le ms. Reliure XVIIIe s. cuir, fermoirs et bouillons de métal.

Le style flamand des enluminures semble prouver que le ms. aurait été copié à Malines (probablement par Alamire) à la cour de Marguerite d'Autriche et offert ensuite au pape Léon X.

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5 Masses (4 incomplete), 1 Credo = 6

La Rue-4 + 1?, (Pipelare)-1

ii + 77 + i parchment folios, 594 x 405. Modern stamped foliation, 1-78, on lower right rectos (begins on second modern flyleaf; excludes rear flyleaf). 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. No index.

Copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (KellJ); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. WarmMC distinguishes three music and/or text scripts: E (ff. 2'-8, 10-19, 37'-50, 53'-59' (tenor), 61' (tenor), 64' (tenor), 68'-78); X (ff. 2'-8, 9', 20-35, 36-37, 51-65, 66'-78); and D (some text on ff. 2'-7', 9', 53'-59', 61', 64'); see general index for other manuscripts attributed to the same scribes. Staff height 25. Miniatures and borders illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style (most cut out); painted initials and inked calligraphic initials.

1513-21 (KellBP); 1515-6 (WarmMC). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Sent as gift to Pope Leo X (1475-1521).