Composite of originally separate fascicles; new ff. 144-148, containing fragmentary Brumel Mass, now bound in incorrect sequence. The main scribe was Johannes Orceau (SherrPC). Two additional scribes: (scribe 1) ff. 36'-55, 69'-93, 129'-140 (also wrote most of VatS 15, ff. 218'-227 of VatS 23, ff. 87'-103 of VatS 41, and ff. 39'-44, 59'-63, and 65'-70 of VatS 63; (scribe 2) ff. 56'-68 (also wrote ff. 38'-49 of VatS 41, and ff. 71'-75 of VatS 63). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.
V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 49
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1492-1504
| Archive | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican (V-CVbav) |
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| Shelfmark | MS Capp. Sist. 49 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 570 x 422 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 61 compositions, 38 from 6 composers, 23 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
Some folios damaged by ink corrosion, but most music still legible.
Binding
Covers of dark brown leather over boards, blind tooled with decorative borders and central diamond motif. Covers date from 19th 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 #4412; (3) generally resembles Briquet #13883; (4) generally resembles Briquet #6270; (5) generally resembles Briquet #7313; (6) unidentifiable (SherrPM).
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 25
Foliation
No original foliation remains. Modern stamped foliation, 1-142 + modern pencil foliation, 143-148, on lower right rectos (excludes first and last flyleaves).
Decoration
Watercolour initials on ff. 2', 36', 56'-57, 84'-85, 94', 98'-99, and 129'-130; other folios have inked calligraphic initials decorated with tracery and grotesque faces. Coat of arms of Pope Julius II (1443-1513) on f. 98'; coat of arms of Antonio Ferreri, maestro of papal chapel 1504-6, on f. 2'.
Surface
paper
RISM Description
RISM
XVIe. s. 148ff. Papier, 568 x 427 mm. Foliotation moderne. Les ff. lr-v, 2, 22v, 23, 35v, 36, 55v, 56, 68v, 69, 83v, 84, 93v, 94, 97v, 98,109v, 110,119v, 120,128v, 129, 140v à 144, 148v sont blancs. Notation mesurée blanche. 10-11 portées par p. Capitales ornées de visages à la plume.
Réuni en 1 vol. sous le pontificat de Jules II (1503-1513) dont les armoiries figurent au f. 98v, ce ms. de plusieurs mains a été constitué à partir de fascicules séparés copiés à différentes époques remontant peut-être même avant 1503, le répertoire comprenant des compositeurs actifs au tournant des XVe-XVIe s., sinon en plein XVe s. comme Dufay et Isaac. Les armoiries qui figurent au f. 98v, considérées jusqu'à présent comme celles de Jules II, seraient plus probablement celles du Cardinal Antonio Ferreri, maître de la Chapelle papale depuis 1504 (cf. Rvat 23, description).
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12 Masses (1 fragmentary and without text), 1 motet = 13
(Brumel)-1, (Dufay)-1, Hillanis-1, (Isaac)-2, (Josquin)-1, (Prioris?)-1, Vaqueras-2, anon-4
i + 142 + i + 5 + i paper folios, 570 x 422. Composite of originally separate fascicles; new ff. 144-148, containing fragmentary Brumel Mass, now bound in incorrect sequence. Some folios damaged by ink corrosion, but most music still legible. No original foliation remains. Modern stamped foliation, 1-142 + modern pencil foliation, 143-148, on lower right rectos (excludes first and last flyleaves). Covers of dark brown leather over boards, blind tooled with decorative borders and central diamond motif. Covers date from 19th century (LlorCS), but decoration imitates earlier style; see VatS 13 for other manuscripts with similar bindings. No index.
The main scribe was Johannes Orceau (SherrPC); see general index for other manuscripts copied by Orceau. Two additional scribes: (1) ff. 36'-55, 69'-93, 129'-140 (also wrote most of VatS 15, ff. 218'-227 of VatS 23, ff. 87'-103 of VatS 41, and ff. 39'-44, 59'-63, and 65'-70 of VatS 63; (2) ff. 56'-68 (also wrote ff. 38'-49 of VatS 41, and ff. 71'-75 of VatS 63). Staff height 25. Watercolor initials on ff. 2', 36', 56'-57, 84'-85, 94', 98'-99, and 129'-130; other folios have inked calligraphic initials decorated with tracery and grotesque faces. Coat of arms of Pope Julius II (1443-1513) on f. 98'; coat of arms of Antonio Ferreri, maestro of papal chapel 1504-6, on f. 2'. Watermarks: (1) generally resembles Briquet #11658; (2) generally resembles Briquet #4412; (3) generally resembles Briquet #13883; (4) generally resembles Briquet #6270; (5) generally resembles Briquet #7313; (6) unidentifiable (SherrPM).
Ca. 1492-1504 (DeanS). 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: 44, 46, 247-8, 281, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; 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, xvi-xix, 71-93. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
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: 201, 209-10, 245, 247, 349, 372. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Sherr, Richard Jonathan (editor). 1978. Bertrandi Vaqueras: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 78. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: xii, l-82. Notes: contents list (partial); transcription (partial).
Sherr, Richard Jonathan. 1977. Notes on Two Roman Manuscripts of the Early Sixteenth Century. The Musical Quarterly, 63: 48-73. Pages: 51-4. Notes: facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Staehelin, Martin. 1977. Die Messen Heinrich Isaacs. Publikationen der Schweizerischen Musikforschenden Gesellschaft Serie II, vol. 28/I-III. Bern and Stuttgart. Pages: I, xxxviii, 31-2, 34, 60-l, 79, 84; III, 81-6, 99-103, 204. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Crawford, David Eugene. 1975. Sixteenth Century Choirbooks in the Archivio Capitolare at Casale Monferrato. RMS, vol. 2. American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 111. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Sherr, Richard Jonathan. 1975. The Papal Chapel ca. 1492-1513 and Its Polyphonic Sources. Princeton University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 252-3, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; discussion.
Lerner, Edward R (editor). 1974-. Henrici Isaac (ca. 1450-1517): Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 65. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: VI, xxii, xlix, 188-90; VII, xxxvii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Staehelin, Martin. 1973. Möglichkeiten und praktische Anwendung der Verfasserbestimmung an anonym überlieferten Kompositionen der Josquin-Zeit. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 23: 79-91. Pages: 82, 89. 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: I, xviii; II, xvii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Nitschke, Wolfgang. 1968. Studien zu den Cantus-Firmus-Messen Guillaume Dufays. Berliner Studien zur Musikwissenschaft, vol. 13. Berlin. Pages: I, 202ff, passim. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1960. Capellae Sixtinae Codices. Vatican City. Pages: 100-2, 487-8. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipits (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: 100ff.
de Van, Guillaume, and Heinrich Besseler (editors). 1948-66. Guillaume Dufay: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 1. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: III, vi-xiv, 44-65. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Anglès, Higinio (editor). 1941-1971. Monumentos de la Mùsica Espanola. Madrid (later Barcelona, later Rome). Pages: I, 132. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial).
Smijers, Albert (editor). 1927-56. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Missen. Amsterdam. Pages: XIV, xxv-xxviii. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).
Haberl, Franz Xavier. 1885-88. Bausteine für Musikgeschichte. 3 vols. Leipzig. Pages: II, 21, 142.
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