Composite of originally separate fascicles assembled by Claudius Bouchet c. 1527 (DeanS). Copied mostly by Claudius Bouchet and Claudius Gellandi (DeanS). Gellandi's assistant wrote texts on ff. 59'-61; ff. 70-74' copied by unidentified scribe; ff. 77-90' copied by anonymous scribe who also wrote ff. 1 '-18, 170'-185, 207'-213', and 216-224 of VatG XII.2 (DeanS). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.
V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 55
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1515-27
| Archive | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican (V-CVbav) |
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| Shelfmark | MS Capp. Sist. 55 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 530 x 410 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 56 compositions, 48 from 8 composers, 8 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
Some original foliation and attributions partly or completely obliterated by later trimming of folios.
Binding
Rebound in modern covers of cream-coloured vellum over boards
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 25 (27.5 on ff. 70-74')
Foliation
Original ink foliation, i-cxxxxii, on upper right rectos ('xxv-xxix' omitted); modern pencil foliation (cited here), 1-139, on lower center rectos (excludes first and last flyleaves).
Decoration
Illuminated initials and borders on ff. 3'-4 are work of Vincent Raymond (LlorM), and include coat of arms of Medici pope, probably Clement VII (ca. 1475-1534). Other folios have inked calligraphic initials decorated with tracery.
Index
Original index on f. 2 lists pieces in order of appearance.
Surface
paper
RISM Description
RISM
XVIe. s. 137ff. + 2ff. limili. Papier, 535 x 410 mm. Foliotation ancienne en chiffres romains dans laquelle les ch. 25 et 29 ont été sautés. Les 2ff. limin. et le f. 142v. sont blancs. Notation mesurée blanche. 10-11 portées par p. Au f. 1[3]: Tabula hujus libri avec foliotation en chiffres romains. Initiales des ff. lv-2 [3v-4] enluminées or et coul. probablement par Vincent Raymond, les autres ornées à la plume.
Bien qu'on y reconnaisse sur 1 douzaine de ff. 1a main de l'un des scribes du Codice Medici (I-F1666) daté de 1518, ce ms. a été en grande partie copié par Johannes Parvus dont il constitue probablement le plus ancien travail en sa qualité de scribe papal. Les armes du pape Clément VII (1523-1534) indiquent que le recueil a été en tout cas achevé sous son pontificat. D'autre part, si Josquin Dor (no 2) peut être identifié avec Josquin Doro, obscur chanteur papal, la copie du manuscrit doit se situer peu après son passage à la Sixtine, c'est-à-dire aux environs de 1522.
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8 Masses, 1 Credo, 7 motets = 16
Bonnevin [Jo. Beausseron]-3, Conseil-1, Divitis-1, Dor-1, Josquin -1, Michot-3, Moulu-1, Moulu/(Josquin)-1, Silva-2, anon-2
ii + i + 137 + i paper folios, 530 x 410. Composite of originally separate fascicles assembled by Claudius Bouchet ca. 1527 (DeanS). Some original foliation and attributions partly or completely obliterated by later trimming of folios. Original ink foliation, i-cxxxxii, on upper right rectos ("xxv-xxix" omitted); modern pencil foliation (cited here), 1-139, on lower center rectos (excludes first and last flyleaves). Rebound in modern covers of cream-colored vellum over boards. Original index on f. 2 lists pieces in order of appearance. Copied mostly by Claudius Bouchet and Claudius Gellandi (DeanS); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribes. Gellandi's assistant wrote texts on ff. 59'-61; ff. 70-74' copied by unidentified scribe; ff. 77-90' copied by anonymous scribe who also wrote ff. 1 '-18, 170'-185, 207'-213', and 216-224 of VatG XII.2 (DeanS). Staff height 25 (27.5 on ff. 70-74'). Illuminated initials and borders on ff. 3'-4 are work of Vincent Raymond (LlorM), and include coat of arms of Medici pope, probably Clement VII (ca. 1475-1534). Other folios have inked calligraphic initials decorated with tracery.
Ca. 1515-27 (DeanS). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.
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Dean, Jeffrey J. 1984. The Scribes of the Sistine Chapel 1501-1527. University of Chicago, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 80, 132, 152-4, 158, 161, 163-7, 249-50, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Josephson, Nors S (editor). 1982-. Early Sixteenth-Century Sacred Music from the Papal Chapel. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 95. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, xiii-xiv, xviii-xix, 82-101, 272-366; II, xiii-xiv, 219-43. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kirsch, Winfried. 1977. Die Motetten des Andreas de Silva: Studien zur Geschichte der Motette im 16. Jahrhundert. Frankfurter Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft, vol. 2. Tutzing. Pages: 29-30, 86-7, 442. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Lockwood, Lewis Henry. 1976. Josquin at Ferrara: New Documents and Letters. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference... 21-25June 1971, 103-37. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 120 n. 55 (concerne le n° 2).
Rifkin, Joshua. 1973. Scribal Concordances for Some Renaissance Manuscripts in Florentine Libraries. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 26: 305-26. Pages: 309. Notes: mention of MS.
Kirsch, Winfried (editor). 1970-. Andreas de Silva: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 49. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: II, x, xvii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial).
Nugent, George Edward. 1970. The Life and Works of Antonius Divitis. North Texas State University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 135-6. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Chapman, James G. 1964. The works of Pierre Moulu: a stylistic analysis. New York University, Ph.D. Dissertation. Pages: I, 21. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Antonowycz, Myroslaw. 1962. The present state of Josquin research. Report of the eighth congress [of the International Musicological Society] New York 1961, 2 vols. Kassel. Pages: 58f (concerne le n° 2).
Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1960. Capellae Sixtinae Codices. Vatican City. Pages: 108-10, 490. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipits (partial).
Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1958-61. Miniaturas de Vincent Raymond en los Manuscritos Musicales de la Capilla Sixtina. Miscelânea en Homenaje a Monsenor Higinio Angles, 475-98. Barcelona. Pages: 494. Notes: physical description (partial).
Smijers, Albert (editor). 1926-64. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Motetten. Amsterdam. Pages: XII, xxii, xxiv-xxvii. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Haberl, Franz Xavier. 1885-88. Bausteine für Musikgeschichte. 3 vols. Leipzig. Pages: II, 22.
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