A Discantus partbook from a set of 6 partbooks. Copied by several scribes. Of central or north German origin.
D-B MS Mus. 40211 (Discantus)
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, Germany
partbook: Late l6th-early 17th century
| Archive | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, Germany (D-B) |
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| Shelfmark | MS Mus. 40211 (Discantus) |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Measurements | 157 x 191 mm |
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| Provenance |
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| Contents | Contains 12 compositions, 6 from 4 composers, 6 are anonymous. |
General Description
Extent
D-12ff, A-12ff, T-14ff, B-8ff, Q-12ff, S-14ff
Binding
Rebound in modern covers of mottled cardboard
Watermark
generally resembles Briquet #2335.
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 16
Foliation
No foliation
Decoration
No decorative initials; a few titles, attributions, etc. in red or green ink.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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5 motets, 9 German sacred pieces = 14
Clemens non Papa, Palladius, Weisser, anonymous
6 paper partbooks (D-12 folios, A-12, T-14, B-8, Q-12, S-14), 157 x 191. New covers.
Late 16th century; date 1562 in Q, added by a later hand.
Vol. 4
5 motets, 6 German sacred pieces = 11
Clemens non Papa-1, (Leoni)-1, Palladius-1, Weisser-1, anon-7
6 paper partbooks (D-i + 12 folios, A-i + 12, T-i + 14, B-i + 13, Q-i + 12, S-i + 9), 157 x 191. No foliation. Rebound in modern covers of mottled cardboard. No index. Copied by several scribes. Staff height 16. No decorative initials; a few titles, attributions, etc. in red or green ink. Watermark generally resembles Briquet #2335.
Late l6th-early 17th century. Of central or north German origin.
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MS Mus. 40211
Partbooks · 6 sources
‡ denotes primary source study
Korth, Hans-Otto, Helmut Hell, and Jutta Lambrecht. 1997. Die Signaturengruppe Mus ms. 40000 ff. Folge 1: Handschriften des 15. - 19. Jahrhunderts in mensuraler und neuerer Notation. Katalog. Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Kataloge der Musikabteilung, Erste Reihe, vol. Handschriften, 13. München. Pages: 322-323.
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Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Watermark Note; Notation Note; Ruling Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note
Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description