Composite of originally separate fascicles. The main scribe was Johannes Orceau (SherrPC). Three additional scribes: (scribe 1) ff. 14'-38'; (scribe 2) ff. 39'-44, 59'-63, 65'-70 (also wrote most of VatS 15, ff. 218'-227 of VatS 23, ff. 87'-103 of VatS 41, and ff. 36'-55, 69'-93, and 129'-140 of VatS 49; (scribe 3) ff. 71'-75 (also wrote ff. 38'-49 of VatS 41 and ff. 56'-68 of VatS 49). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina. French heraldry probably connected with visit of King Charles VIII to Rome in 1495 (SherrPC).
V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 63
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1480-1507
| Archive | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican (V-CVbav) |
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| Shelfmark | MS Capp. Sist. 63 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 544 x 418 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 46 compositions, 26 from 8 composers, 20 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
Some folios in poor condition due to ink corrosion; some music now illegible
Binding
Rebound in modern covers of cream-coloured vellum over boards
Watermark
(1) generally resembles Briquet #7313; (2) generally resembles Briquet #4412; (3) generally resembles Briquet #11658; (4) generally resembles Briquet #13883; (5) unidentifiable.
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 25.
Foliation
Two systems of modern foliation: (1) 1-4 + v-lxxxiii, on right center rectos (excludes all flyleaves); (2) 1-85, on lower center rectos (excludes first and last flyleaves). Second foliation cited here.
Decoration
Watercolour initial on f. 65' depicts Madonna and Child, with crown and fleur-de-lis above Virgin's head. Other folios have inked initials, mostly in calligraphic style, decorated with tracery, grotesque faces, birds, etc. Heraldic emblems on f. 75 (closed crown with three fleurs-de-lis) probably associated with Charles VIII, King of France (SherrPC).
Surface
paper
Inventory
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RISM Description
RISM
XV/XVIe s. 83ff. + 2ff. limin. Papier, 540 x 420 mm. Foliotation ancienne en ch. romains au v. de qques. ff. Foliotation ajoutée en ch. romains au r. des ff. Le 1er f. limin. r-v, le 2e f. limin., les ff. 11v, 12, 42v, 43, 52v, 68v, 69, 83v sont blancs. Notation mesurée blanche. 10-11 portées par p. Initiales ornées à la plume.
Le répertoire situe la copie approximativement à la fin du XVe s, début du XVIe.
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5 Masses, 1 Kyrie, 2 Magnificats, 10 motets = 18
Brumel/(A. Agricola)-1, (Busnois)-1, (Josquin)-1, (Mouton)-1, Ockeghem-2, Prioris-1, Vaqueras-1, anon-10
ii + i + 83 + i paper folios, 544 x 418. Composite of originally separate fascicles. Some folios in poor condition due to ink corrosion; some music now illegible. Two systems of modern foliation: (1) 1-4 + v-lxxxiii, on right center rectos (excludes all flyleaves); (2) 1-85, on lower center rectos (excludes first and last flyleaves). Second foliation cited here. Rebound in modern covers of cream-colored vellum over boards. No index.
The main scribe was Johannes Orceau (SherrPC); see general index for other manuscripts copied by Orceau. Three additional scribes: (1) ff. 14'-38'; (2) ff. 39'-44, 59'-63, 65'-70 (also wrote most of VatS 15, ff. 218'-227 of VatS 23, ff. 87'-103 of VatS 41, and ff. 36'-55, 69'-93, and 129'-140 of VatS 49; (3) ff. 71'-75 (also wrote ff. 38'-49 of VatS 41 and ff. 56'-68 of VatS 49). Staff height 25.
Watercolor initial on f. 65' depicts Madonna and Child, with crown and fleur-de-lis above Virgin's head. Other folios have inked initials, mostly in calligraphic style, decorated with tracery, grotesque faces, birds, etc. Heraldic emblems on f. 75 (closed crown with three fleurs-de-lis) probably associated with Charles VIII, King of France (SherrPC). Watermarks: (1) generally resembles Briquet #7313; (2) generally resembles Briquet #4412; (3) generally resembles Briquet #11658; (4) generally resembles Briquet #13883; (5) unidentifiable.
Ca. 1480-1507 (SherrPC). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina. French heraldry probably connected with visit of King Charles VIII to Rome in 1495 (SherrPC).
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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, 251-2, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Boorman, Stanley. 1983. Notational Spelling and Scribal Habit. Datierung und Filiation von Musikhandschriften der Josquin-Zeit, Wolfenbütteler Forschungen, vol. 26. Wiesbaden. Pages: 78-9, 89-90, 108-9. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Jonas, Luise. 1983. Das Augsburger Liederbuch: Die Musikhandschrift 2° Codex 142a der Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg. Edition und Kommentar. Berliner Musikwissenschaftliche Arbeiten, vol. Band 21 (2 vols.) . Munich and Salzburg. Pages: II, 12, 76-90. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (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: III, xiii, 34-43. Notes: contents list (partial); transcription (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: 191-2, 199-200, 245, 373. 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-xiii, 83-97. Notes: contents list (partial); transcription (partial); texts (partial).
Sherr, Richard Jonathan. 1975. The Papal Chapel ca. 1492-1513 and Its Polyphonic Sources. Princeton University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 254-6, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; discussion.
Wexler, Richard. 1974. The Complete Works of Johannes Prioris. . Pages: 27-8, 373. Notes: contents list (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Elders, Willem. 1968. Studien zur Symbolik in der Musik der alten Niederländer. Bilthoven. Pages: (31-3. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial).
Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 162. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Plamenac, Dragan. 1962. Review of Llorens Cappellae. Notes, 19: 252ff. Pages: 252.
Lerner, Edward R (editor). 1961-70. Alexandrí Agricola: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 22. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: III, xiii, xvi, 77-87. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1960. Capellae Sixtinae Codices. Vatican City. Pages: 119-20, 491-2. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipits (partial).
Plamenac, Dragan (editor). 1947-. Johannes Ockeghem: Collected Works. American Musicological Society. Pages: I, xvii, xxi; II, xvi. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Jeppesen, Knud. 1944-45. Marcellus-Probleme: Einige Bemerkungen über die Missa Papae Marcelli des Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Acta Musicologica, 16/17: 11-38. Pages: 31 f.
Smijers, Albert (editor). 1926-64. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Motetten. Amsterdam. Pages: III, x, iii. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Haberl, Franz Xavier. 1885-88. Bausteine für Musikgeschichte. 3 vols. Leipzig. Pages: II, 25.
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