Ff. 1-43 contain polyphony, copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (KellJ). Warmington identifies the music copyists as Netherlands court scribe C2 and scribe E, and the text copyist as scribe X. Ff. 44-49' contain chant for a Gregorian office for the Feast of the Seven Dolours of the B.V.M. Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ).
B-Br MS 215-216
KBR (Koninklijke Bibliotheek / Bibliothèque royale), Brussels, Belgium
manuscript of polyphony: 1503-18
| Archive | KBR (Koninklijke Bibliotheek / Bibliothèque royale), Brussels, Belgium (B-Br) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 215-216 |
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| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 430 x 320 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 15 compositions, 9 from 3 composers, 6 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Cardboard covers
Notation
black void mensural
Date
1503-18 (RobynsM); 1508-18, probably 1512-6 (KellJ)
Foliation
Modern foliation
Decoration
One miniature, illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Coat of arms of Charles de Clerc, Seigneur de Bouvekercke (RobynsM).
Surface
Parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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2 Masses, 2 motets = 4
(Josquin)-1, La Rue-1, Pipelare-1, anon-1
49 parchment folios, 430x320. Modern foliation. Blank folios: 1, 38'-39, 43'. Cardboard covers. No index. Ff. 1-43 copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (KellJ). One miniature, illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Coat of arms of Charles de Clerc, Seigneur de Bouvekercke (RobynsM). Ff. 1-43 contain polyphony; ff. 44-49' contain chant for a Gregorian office for the Feast of the Seven Dolours of the B.V.M.
1503-18 (RobynsM); 1508-18, probably 1512-6 (KellJ). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ).
Vol. 4
Physical: Polyphony 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 (main scribe); C2 (tenor on ff. l'-19'); and X (text on ff. l'-38, 39'-43); see general index for other manuscripts attributed to the same scribes.
Date: 1508-18, probably 1512-6 (KellJ); 1514-6 (WarmMC).
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B-Br MS 215-216
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‡ Thelen, Emily. 2018. A Choirbook for the Seven Sorrows: Royal Library of Belgium MS. 215-16. Lueven Library of Music in Facsimile, vol. 2. Alamire Foundation / Davidsfonds Uitgeverij.
Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1999. The Treasury of Petrus Alamire. Music and art in Flemish Court Manuscripts 1500-1535. Leuven: Alamire Foundation.
Kellman, Herbert. 1989. Observations on the Production and Distribution of Music Manuscripts at the Netherlands Court. Early Music History, 9: . Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion; contents list (partial).
Brown, Howard Mayer. 1983. In Alamire's Workshop. Notes on Scribal Practice in the Early Sixteenth Century. Datierung und Filiation von Musikhandschriften der Josquin-Zeit, Wolfenbütteler Forschungen, vol. 26. 15-63. Wiesbaden. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Warmington, Flynn. 1982. A Master Calligrapher in Alamire's Workshop: The Chronology of His Work. Paper read at the Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society, November, 1982, . Notes: physical description (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kellman, Herbert. 1976. Josquin and the Courts of the Netherlands and France: The Evidence of the Sources. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 181-216. London, New York, and Toronto. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion; contents list (partial).
Kreider, John Evan. 1974. The Masses for Five and Six Voices by Pierre de la Rue. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I,15,17,19,22, 51ff; II,xvi,653-743. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Cross, Ronald (editor). 1966-. Matthaeus Pipelare: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 34. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, xx. Notes: facsimile (partial).
Huys, Bernard. 1966. De Grégoire le Grand à Stockhausen: Douze siècles de notation musicale. Brussels. Pages: 34-5. Notes: physical description; contents list; additional bibliography.
Robbins, Jozef. 1960. Eine Musikhandschrift des frühen 16. Jahrhunderts im Zeichen der Verehrung unserer Lieben Frau der Sieben Schmerzen (Brüssel, Kgl. Bibliothek, Hs. 215-216). Kirchenmusikalisches Jahrbuch, 44: 28-43. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; facsimile (partial).
Kellman, Herbert. 1958. The Origins of the Chigi Codex: The Date, Provenance, and Original Ownership of Rome, Biblioteca Vaticana, Chigiana, C. VIII. 234. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 11: 6-19. Pages: 11, 18. Notes: mention of MS.
Robijns, Jozef. 1954. Pierre de la Rue (Circa 1460-1518): Een Bio-Bibliographische Studie. Brussels. Pages: 34, passim. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).
Reese, Gustave. 1948-49. Maldeghem and His Buried Treasure: A Bibliographical Study. Notes, 6: 75-117. Pages: 113. Notes: mention of MS.
Roediger, Karl Erich. 1935. Die geistlichen Musikhandschriften der Universitätsbibliothek Jena. 2 vols. Jena: Frommannsche Buchhandlung. Pages: 96. Notes: mention of MS.
Doorslaer, G van. 1934. La Chapelle Musicale de Philippe le Beau. Revue Belge d'Archéologie et d'Histoire de l'Art, 4: 21-57,139-65. Pages: 38. Notes: mention of MS.
Borren, Charles van den. 1933-34. Inventaire des manuscrits de musique polyphonique qui se trouvent en Belgique. Acta Musicologica, 5 & 6: V:66-71,120-7,177-83;VI:23-9,65-73,116-21. Pages: V, 69-70. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).
Smijers, Albert (editor). 1926-64. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Motetten. Amsterdam. Pages: VIII, v. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Wolf, Johannes. 1913-9; Reprinted: Hildesheim, 1963. Handbuch der Notationskunde. Leipzig. Pages: I, 447. Notes: mention of MS.
Verheyden, Prosper. 1904. Het Gezangboek van Margaretha van Oostenrijk. Tijdschrift voor Boek- en Bibliotheekwezen, 2: 22-32,74-84. Pages: 76, 81. Notes: mention of MS.
Maldeghem, R-J van. 1865-93. Tresor musical: collection authentique de musique sacrée & profane des anciens maîtres belges ... Musique profane. Brussels. Pages: XI, 31ff. Notes: transcription (partial).
Marchai, J. None. Catalogue des manuscrits de La Bibliothèque Royale des ducs de Bourgogne. Pages: I, 5. Notes: mention of MS.
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