B-Br MS 5557

KBR (Koninklijke Bibliotheek / Bibliothèque royale), Brussels, Belgium

manuscript of polyphony: Second half 15th century

Archive	KBR (Koninklijke Bibliotheek / Bibliothèque royale), Brussels, Belgium (B-Br)
Shelfmark	MS 5557
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source. Please refer to the external links for image availability.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	370 x 276 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: BrusBR 5557
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	? Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492) Text and Music ? Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Text and Music scribal concordance [110] Music
Relationships	le Téméraire, Charles (1433–1477) (patron) Philip the Good, (patron) Cambrai Cathedral (copied at)
External Links	CMME online edition images (Idem database) images (KBR)
Provenance	Bruges, France
Contents	65 pieces from 9 composers

General Description

Composite of several originally separate fascicles. Copied by nine main scribes (CurtisEM), one of whom was also the secondary scribe of Naples VI E 40 (FerrariNF); Busnois motets probably autographs, except for music on f. 90 (WarmB); Dufay's Missa Ecce ancilla also possibly autograph (Haggh-Huglo, Planchart). Copied in Cambrai or the province of Hainaut (KennO). Probably copied mostly in Bruges; ff. 77-83 possibly copied in Paris (WegmanB). Compiled for Charles the Bold (KennO). Not owned by Charles the Bold; coat of arms may be that of one of Charles' illegitimate brothers (CurtisEM). Heraldic evidence confirms arms as those of Charles the Bold (WarmB).

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Binding

Rebound and restored c. 1950.

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Watermark

(1-3) resemble Briquet #1740, PiccardL 1567, and PiccardL 1589-1621; (4) resembles Briquet #5185; (5) resembles Briquet #393, Mosin #97-9, #101, and #109; (6) resembles PiccardH V, 81-4 and PiccardH X, 38-41 (see WegmanB for reproductions).

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Notation

black void mensural

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Foliation

Modern foliation, 1-136, on upper right rectos

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Decoration

Primary initials decorated with miniatures; secondary initials in Gothic style. Initial on f. 2' includes coat of arms

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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11 Masses, 3 Magnificats (1 fragmentary), 1 hymn, 7 motets = 22

Busnois-9, Cockx-1, (Dufay)-1, Frye-3, (Heyns)-1, (Ockeghem)-1, (Plummer)-1, (Regis)-1, anon-4

136 paper folios, 370 x 276. This manuscript had been poorly bound and some parts were destroyed or put in incorrect order; it has since been rebound, and Charles Van den Borren restored the original order. Five different scribes. Inscription on back: "Missae et hymni"; f. 1 has the coats of arms of Philip the Good and Charles the Bold. Four different kinds of paper, in 12 gatherings. On the basis of its layer construction and scribal accuracy, the manuscript was probably intended for practical use by the Burgundian Court Chapel (KennO).

1459-80 (KennO, on the basis of watermarks); additions to the manuscript were made throughout this period. Copied in Cambrai or the province of Hainaut, for Charles the Bold (KennO).

Vol. 4

11 Masses, 1 Kyrie (incomplete), 1 Agnus (incomplete), 2 Magnificats, 1 hymn, 8 motets (1 incomplete) = 24

Busnois-9 + 1?, Cockx-1, (Dufay)-3 + 1?, Frye-3, (Ockeghem)-1, Ockeghem/(Heyns)-1, (Plummer)-1, Regis-1, anon-2

136 paper folios, 370 x 276. Composite of several originally separate fascicles. Modern foliation, 1-136, on upper right rectos. Rebound and restored ca. 1950. No index. Copied by nine main scribes (CurtisEM); Busnois motets probably autographs, except for music on f. 90 (WarmB). Primary initials decorated with miniatures; secondary initials in Gothic style. Initial on f. 2' includes coat of arms (see below). Watermarks: (1-3) resemble Briquet #1740, PiccardL 1567, and PiccardL 1589-1621; (4) resembles Briquet #5185; (5) resembles Briquet #393, Mosin #97-9, #101, and #109; (6) resembles PiccardH V, 81-4 and PiccardH X, 38-41 (see WegmanB for reproductions).

1459-80 (KennO); ca. 1465-80 (WegmanB); ca. 1460-75 (CurtisEM); first five Masses 1468-71 (WarmB). Copied in Cambrai or the province of Hainaut (KennO). Probably copied mostly in Bruges; ff. 77-83 possibly copied in Paris (WegmanB). Compiled for Charles the Bold (KennO). Not owned by Charles the Bold; coat of arms may be that of one of Charles' illegitimate brothers (CurtisEM). Heraldic evidence confirms arms as those of Charles the Bold (WarmB).

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
2v–4	Missa Summe Trinitati: Gloria	W ffrye	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Missa Summe Trinitati: Gloria Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 2v–4 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: W ffrye
4v–6	Missa Summe Trinitati: Credo	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Missa Summe Trinitati: Credo Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 4v–6 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
6v–8	Missa Summe Trinitati: Sanctus	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Missa Summe Trinitati: Sanctus Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 6v–8 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
8v–10	Missa Summe Trinitati: Agnus Dei	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Missa Summe Trinitati: Agnus Dei Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 8v–10 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
10v–12	Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie (trope: Omnipotens pater)	(Binchois) [added in after original attr, cut off]	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?)
Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie (trope: Omnipotens pater) Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?) Appears on: 10v–12 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Troped Kyrie Source Attribution: (Binchois) [added in after original attr, cut off]
12v–14	Missa Sine nomine: Gloria	-	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?)
Missa Sine nomine: Gloria Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?) Appears on: 12v–14 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
14v–16	Missa Sine nomine: Credo	-	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?)
Missa Sine nomine: Credo Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?) Appears on: 14v–16 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
16v–18	Missa Sine nomine: Sanctus	-	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?)
Missa Sine nomine: Sanctus Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?) Appears on: 16v–18 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
18v–20	Missa Sine nomine: Agnus Dei	-	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?)
Missa Sine nomine: Agnus Dei Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?) Appears on: 18v–20 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
20v–22	Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie (trope: Deus creator omnium)	Riquardus Cockx	Cox, Richard
Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie (trope: Deus creator omnium) Cox, Richard Appears on: 20v–22 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Troped Kyrie Source Attribution: Riquardus Cockx
22v–24	Missa Sine nomine: Gloria	-	Cox, Richard
Missa Sine nomine: Gloria Cox, Richard Appears on: 22v–24 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
24v–26	Missa Sine nomine: Credo	-	Cox, Richard
Missa Sine nomine: Credo Cox, Richard Appears on: 24v–26 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
26v–28	Missa Sine nomine: Sanctus	-	Cox, Richard
Missa Sine nomine: Sanctus Cox, Richard Appears on: 26v–28 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
28v–30	Missa Sine nomine: Agnus Dei	-	Cox, Richard
Missa Sine nomine: Agnus Dei Cox, Richard Appears on: 28v–30 Genres: Agnus Dei
30v–32	Missa Flos regalis: Gloria	W. ffrye	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Missa Flos regalis: Gloria Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 30v–32 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: W. ffrye
32v–34	Missa Flos regalis: Credo	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Missa Flos regalis: Credo Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 32v–34 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
34v–36	Missa Flos regalis: Sanctus	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Missa Flos regalis: Sanctus Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 34v–36 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
36v–38	Missa Flos regalis: Agnus Dei	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Missa Flos regalis: Agnus Dei Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 36v–38 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
38v–40	Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Kyrie (trope: Deus creator omnium)	W. ffrye	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Kyrie (trope: Deus creator omnium) Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 38v–40 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Troped Kyrie Source Attribution: W. ffrye
40v–42	Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Gloria	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Gloria Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 40v–42 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
42v–44	Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Credo	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Credo Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 42v–44 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
44v–46	Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Sanctus	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Sanctus Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 44v–46 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
46v–48	Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Agnus Dei	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Agnus Dei Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 46v–48 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
48v–49r	Anthoni usque limina - 1a pars (of 2): Anthoni usque limina orbis terrarum	-	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)
Anthoni usque limina - 1a pars (of 2): Anthoni usque limina orbis terrarum Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492) Appears on: 48v–49r Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Anthoni usque limina General Note Mentioned in text: Antoine Busnois
49v–50r	Anthoni usque limina - 2a pars (of 2): Et ne post exilium	-	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)
Anthoni usque limina - 2a pars (of 2): Et ne post exilium Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492) Appears on: 49v–50r Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Anthoni usque limina General Note Mentioned in text: Antoine Busnois
50v–52	Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Kyrie	[name cut off]	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Kyrie Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 50v–52 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: [name cut off]
52v–54	Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Gloria	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Gloria Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 52v–54 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
54v–57	Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Credo	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Credo Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 54v–57 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
57v–59	Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Sanctus	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Sanctus Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 57v–59 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
59v–61	Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Agnus Dei	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Agnus Dei Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 59v–61 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
62v–69	Magnificat secundi toni: Anima mea [K.190]	-	Anonymous
Magnificat secundi toni: Anima mea [K.190] Anonymous Appears on: 62v–69 Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat Concordances Fetis recorded a copy in BruxR 1806 attributed to Busnois. See Kirsch p.518.
68v–70	Noel Noel	Busnoys	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)
Noel Noel Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492) Appears on: 68v–70 Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Busnoys
70v–76v	Magnificat sexti toni: Anima mea [K.636]	Busnoys	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)
Magnificat sexti toni: Anima mea [K.636] Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492) Appears on: 70v–76v Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat Source Attribution: Busnoys General Note pages bound out of sequence: correct order is 70v, 73r-v, 71r-v, 72r-v, 75r-v, 76r-v
74v	Ad cenam agni	Busnoys	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)
Ad cenam agni Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492) Appears on: 74v Genres: Hymn Source Attribution: Busnoys General Note probably incomplete, missing a second page with one or two voices
77	Missa Quinti toni: Gloria	[none]	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)
Missa Quinti toni: Gloria Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) Appears on: 77 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: [none] General Note incomplete: first half of Gloria missing, and Ten & Bas of Qui tollis only (Note Kyrie follows Sanctus & there is no Agnus in Br.5557)
77v–80	Missa Quinti toni: Credo	-	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)
Missa Quinti toni: Credo Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) Appears on: 77v–80 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
80v–82	Missa Quinti toni: Sanctus	-	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)
Missa Quinti toni: Sanctus Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) Appears on: 80v–82 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
82v–83	Missa Quinti toni: Kyrie	-	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)
Missa Quinti toni: Kyrie Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) Appears on: 82v–83 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
83v–84	Anima mea liquefacta est / Stirps Jesse	-	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)
Anima mea liquefacta est / Stirps Jesse Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492) Appears on: 83v–84 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Anima mea liquefacta est/Stirps Iesse
84v–86r	Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens	-	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)
Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492) Appears on: 84v–86r Genres: Sequence Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Victimae paschali laudes
86v–87r	Regina caeli - 1a pars (of 2): Regina caeli laetare alleluia	-	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)
Regina caeli - 1a pars (of 2): Regina caeli laetare alleluia Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492) Appears on: 86v–87r Genres: Marian antiphon, Motet, Regina caeli laetare Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Regina caeli laetare alleluia Item Bibliography Eckert, Michael (editor). 1986. Antoine Busnois: Regina Caeli I & II. Antico Church Music.
87v–88r	Regina caeli - 2a pars (of 2): Resurrexit sicut dixit	-	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)
Regina caeli - 2a pars (of 2): Resurrexit sicut dixit Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492) Appears on: 87v–88r Genres: Marian antiphon, Motet, Regina caeli laetare
88v–89r	Regina caeli laetare	-	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)
Regina caeli laetare Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492) Appears on: 88v–89r Genres: Marian antiphon, Motet, Regina caeli laetare Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Regina caeli laetare alleluia Item Bibliography Eckert, Michael (editor). 1986. Antoine Busnois: Regina Caeli I & II. Antico Church Music.
89v–90r	Alleluia. Verbum caro factum est	-	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)
Alleluia. Verbum caro factum est Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492) Appears on: 89v–90r Genres: Alleluia, Proper Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Alleluia. Verbum caro factum est
90v–91	Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)
Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?) Appears on: 90v–91 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
91v–93	Missa Sine nomine: Gloria	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)
Missa Sine nomine: Gloria Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?) Appears on: 91v–93 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
93v–95	Missa Sine nomine: Credo	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)
Missa Sine nomine: Credo Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?) Appears on: 93v–95 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
95v–97	Missa Sine nomine: Sanctus	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)
Missa Sine nomine: Sanctus Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?) Appears on: 95v–97 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
97v–99	Missa Sine nomine: Agnus Dei	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)
Missa Sine nomine: Agnus Dei Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?) Appears on: 97v–99 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
99v–100	Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Kyrie	[none]	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius
Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Kyrie Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius Appears on: 99v–100 Source Attribution: [none]
100v–102	Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Gloria	-	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius
Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Gloria Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius Appears on: 100v–102 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
102v–104	Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Credo	-	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius
Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Credo Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius Appears on: 102v–104 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
104v–107	Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Sanctus	-	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius
Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Sanctus Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius Appears on: 104v–107 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
107v–109	Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Agnus Dei	-	Heyns, Cornelius Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)
Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Agnus Dei Heyns, Cornelius Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) Appears on: 107v–109 Genres: Agnus Dei
110v–112	Missa Ave regina caelorum: Kyrie	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa Ave regina caelorum: Kyrie Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 110v–112 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Concordances On the differences between the versions of the Kyrie in Br5557, SP B80 & ModD, see WegmanMSD & PlanchartD Item Bibliography Planchart, Alejandro Enrique. 2018. Guillaume Du Fay. Cambridge: CUP. Pages: 613-618. Notes: seeks to reduce the different versions of the Kyrie to two versions 'public' and 'private'. Wegman, Rob C. 1995. Miserere Supplicanti Dufay: the Creation and Transmission of Guillaume Dufay's Missa Ave regina celorum. Journal of Musicology, 18-54. Notes: explores the different versions of the Kyrie.
112v–114	Missa Ave regina caelorum: Gloria. Et in terra	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa Ave regina caelorum: Gloria. Et in terra Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 112v–114 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
114v–117	Missa Ave regina caelorum: Credo	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa Ave regina caelorum: Credo Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 114v–117 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
117v–119	Missa Ave regina caelorum: Sanctus	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa Ave regina caelorum: Sanctus Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 117v–119 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
119v–120v	Missa Ave regina caelorum: Agnus Dei	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa Ave regina caelorum: Agnus Dei Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 119v–120v Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
121v–123	Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Kyrie	-	Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496)
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Kyrie Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496) Appears on: 121v–123 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
123v–126	Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Gloria	-	Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496)
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Gloria Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496) Appears on: 123v–126 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
126v–130	Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Credo	-	Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496)
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Credo Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496) Appears on: 126v–130 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
130v–134	Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Sanctus	-	Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496)
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Sanctus Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496) Appears on: 130v–134 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
134v–136	Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Agnus Dei	-	Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496)
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Agnus Dei Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496) Appears on: 134v–136 Genres: Agnus Dei
136v	Kyrie eleison (KGC group - iv/1)	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Kyrie eleison (KGC group - iv/1) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 136v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: O quam glorifica General Note T only

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Magnificat secundi toni: Anima mea [K.190] – 62v–69
Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)	Ad cenam agni – 74v Alleluia. Verbum caro factum est – 89v–90r Anima mea liquefacta est / Stirps Jesse – 83v–84 Anthoni usque limina - 1a pars (of 2): Anthoni usque limina orbis terrarum – 48v–49r Anthoni usque limina - 2a pars (of 2): Et ne post exilium – 49v–50r Magnificat sexti toni: Anima mea [K.636] – 70v–76v Noel Noel – 68v–70 Regina caeli - 1a pars (of 2): Regina caeli laetare alleluia – 86v–87r Regina caeli - 2a pars (of 2): Resurrexit sicut dixit – 87v–88r Regina caeli laetare – 88v–89r Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens – 84v–86r
Cox, Richard	Missa Sine nomine: Agnus Dei – 28v–30 Missa Sine nomine: Credo – 24v–26 Missa Sine nomine: Gloria – 22v–24 Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie (trope: Deus creator omnium) – 20v–22 Missa Sine nomine: Sanctus – 26v–28
Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	Kyrie eleison (KGC group - iv/1) – 136v Missa Ave regina caelorum: Agnus Dei – 119v–120v Missa Ave regina caelorum: Credo – 114v–117 Missa Ave regina caelorum: Gloria. Et in terra – 112v–114 Missa Ave regina caelorum: Kyrie – 110v–112 Missa Ave regina caelorum: Sanctus – 117v–119 Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Agnus Dei – 59v–61 Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Credo – 54v–57 Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Gloria – 52v–54 Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Kyrie – 50v–52 Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Sanctus – 57v–59
Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	Missa Flos regalis: Agnus Dei – 36v–38 Missa Flos regalis: Credo – 32v–34 Missa Flos regalis: Gloria – 30v–32 Missa Flos regalis: Sanctus – 34v–36 Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Agnus Dei – 46v–48 Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Credo – 42v–44 Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Gloria – 40v–42 Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Kyrie (trope: Deus creator omnium) – 38v–40 Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Sanctus – 44v–46 (?) Missa Sine nomine: Agnus Dei – 97v–99 (?) Missa Sine nomine: Credo – 93v–95 (?) Missa Sine nomine: Gloria – 91v–93 (?) Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie – 90v–91 (?) Missa Sine nomine: Sanctus – 95v–97 Missa Summe Trinitati: Agnus Dei – 8v–10 Missa Summe Trinitati: Credo – 4v–6 Missa Summe Trinitati: Gloria – 2v–4 Missa Summe Trinitati: Sanctus – 6v–8
Heyns, Cornelius	Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Agnus Dei – 107v–109 Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Credo – 102v–104 Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Gloria – 100v–102 Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Kyrie – 99v–100 Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Sanctus – 104v–107
Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)	Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Agnus Dei – 107v–109 (?) Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Credo – 102v–104 (?) Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Gloria – 100v–102 (?) Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Kyrie – 99v–100 (?) Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Sanctus – 104v–107 Missa Quinti toni: Credo – 77v–80 Missa Quinti toni: Gloria – 77 Missa Quinti toni: Kyrie – 82v–83 Missa Quinti toni: Sanctus – 80v–82
Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484)	(?) Missa Sine nomine: Agnus Dei – 18v–20 (?) Missa Sine nomine: Credo – 14v–16 (?) Missa Sine nomine: Gloria – 12v–14 (?) Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie (trope: Omnipotens pater) – 10v–12 (?) Missa Sine nomine: Sanctus – 16v–18
Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496)	Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Agnus Dei – 134v–136 Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Credo – 126v–130 Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Gloria – 123v–126 Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Kyrie – 121v–123 Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Sanctus – 130v–134

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Ad cenam agni	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)	74v
Alleluia. Verbum caro factum est	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)	89v–90r
Anima mea liquefacta est / Stirps Jesse	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)	83v–84
Anthoni usque limina - 1a pars (of 2): Anthoni usque limina orbis terrarum	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)	48v–49r
Anthoni usque limina - 2a pars (of 2): Et ne post exilium	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)	49v–50r
Kyrie eleison (KGC group - iv/1)	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	136v
Magnificat secundi toni: Anima mea [K.190]	Anonymous	62v–69
Magnificat sexti toni: Anima mea [K.636]	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)	70v–76v
Missa Ave regina caelorum: Agnus Dei	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	119v–120v
Missa Ave regina caelorum: Credo	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	114v–117
Missa Ave regina caelorum: Gloria. Et in terra	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	112v–114
Missa Ave regina caelorum: Kyrie	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	110v–112
Missa Ave regina caelorum: Sanctus	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	117v–119
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Agnus Dei	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	59v–61
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Agnus Dei	Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496)	134v–136
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Credo	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	54v–57
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Credo	Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496)	126v–130
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Gloria	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	52v–54
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Gloria	Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496)	123v–126
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Kyrie	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	50v–52
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Kyrie	Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496)	121v–123
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Sanctus	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	57v–59
Missa Ecce ancilla Domini: Sanctus	Regis, Johannes (ca. 1425–ca. 1496)	130v–134
Missa Flos regalis: Agnus Dei	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	36v–38
Missa Flos regalis: Credo	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	32v–34
Missa Flos regalis: Gloria	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	30v–32
Missa Flos regalis: Sanctus	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	34v–36
Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Agnus Dei	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	46v–48
Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Credo	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	42v–44
Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Gloria	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	40v–42
Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Kyrie (trope: Deus creator omnium)	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	38v–40
Missa Nobilis et pulchra: Sanctus	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	44v–46
Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Agnus Dei	Heyns, Cornelius Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)	107v–109
Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Credo	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius	102v–104
Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Gloria	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius	100v–102
Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Kyrie	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius	99v–100
Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Sanctus	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius	104v–107
Missa Quinti toni: Credo	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)	77v–80
Missa Quinti toni: Gloria	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)	77
Missa Quinti toni: Kyrie	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)	82v–83
Missa Quinti toni: Sanctus	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)	80v–82
Missa Sine nomine: Agnus Dei	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?)	18v–20
Missa Sine nomine: Agnus Dei	Cox, Richard	28v–30
Missa Sine nomine: Agnus Dei	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)	97v–99
Missa Sine nomine: Credo	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?)	14v–16
Missa Sine nomine: Credo	Cox, Richard	24v–26
Missa Sine nomine: Credo	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)	93v–95
Missa Sine nomine: Gloria	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?)	12v–14
Missa Sine nomine: Gloria	Cox, Richard	22v–24
Missa Sine nomine: Gloria	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)	91v–93
Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)	90v–91
Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie (trope: Deus creator omnium)	Cox, Richard	20v–22
Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie (trope: Omnipotens pater)	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?)	10v–12
Missa Sine nomine: Sanctus	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) (?)	16v–18
Missa Sine nomine: Sanctus	Cox, Richard	26v–28
Missa Sine nomine: Sanctus	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)	95v–97
Missa Summe Trinitati: Agnus Dei	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	8v–10
Missa Summe Trinitati: Credo	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	4v–6
Missa Summe Trinitati: Gloria	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	2v–4
Missa Summe Trinitati: Sanctus	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	6v–8
Noel Noel	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)	68v–70
Regina caeli - 1a pars (of 2): Regina caeli laetare alleluia	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)	86v–87r
Regina caeli - 2a pars (of 2): Resurrexit sicut dixit	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)	87v–88r
Regina caeli laetare	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)	88v–89r
Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani Agnus redemit oves Christus innocens	Busnoys, Antoine (ca. 1430–1492)	84v–86r

‡ denotes primary source study

Curtis, Gareth R K, and Andrew B Wathey. 1994. Fifteenth-Century English Liturgical Music: A List of the Surviving Repertory. Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle, 1-69.

‡ Wegman, Rob C (editor). 1989. Choirbook of the Burgundian Court Chapel, Brussel, Koninklijke Bibliotheek MS 5557. Peer. Notes: facsimile edition, with introduction.

Wegman, Rob C. 1987. The Twelfth Gathering of Brussels, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Manuscript 5557. Liber Amicorum Chris Maas: Essays in Musicology in Honour of Chris Maas on his 65th Anniversary, 15-25. University of Amsterdam: Music Department. Notes: contents list; concordances (partial); incipits (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Eckert, Michael (editor). 1986. Antoine Busnois: Regina Caeli I & II. Antico Church Music. Notes: Editions of 2 works.

Wegman, Rob C. 1986. New Data Concerning the Origins and Chronology of Brussels, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Manuscript 5557. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 5-25. Notes: physical description; contents list; discussion.

Strohm, Reinhard. 1985. Music in Late Medieval Bruges. Oxford. Pages: 125, 131,136,141, 196. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Bowers, Roger, and Andrew B Wathey. 1984. New Sources of English Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Polyphony. Early Music History, 299-349. Pages: 307-12. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Warmington, Flynn. 1984. 'A Very Fine Troop of Bastards?': Provenance, Date, and Busnois's Role in Brussels 5557. Paper read at the Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society, October, 1984, . Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Haggh, Barbara H. 1983. Music at the Court of Charles the Bold: Another Look at Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, MS 5557. Paper read at the Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society, Louisville, Kentucky, October, 1983, . Notes: contents list (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

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: 208,272,347,370-1,381. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Curtis, Gareth R K. 1979. Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale MS. 5557, and the Texting of Dufay's 'Ecce ancilla Domini' and 'Ave regina celorum' Masses. Acta Musicologica, 73-86. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Curtis, Gareth R K. 1979. The English Masses of Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, MS. 5557. University of Manchester, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Wright, Craig M. 1975. Dufay at Cambrai: Discoveries and Revisions. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 175-229. Pages: 198. Notes: mention of MS.

Staehelin, Martin. 1973. Möglichkeiten und praktische Anwendung der Verfasserbestimmung an anonym überlieferten Kompositionen der Josquin-Zeit. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 79-91. Pages: I,81,447. Notes: mention of MS; concordances (partial).

Planchart, Alejandro Enrique. 1972. Guillaume Dufay's Masses: Notes and Revisions. The Musical Quarterly, 1-23. Pages: 22. Notes: mention of MS.

Snow, Robert Joseph. 1969. The Mass-Motet Cycle: A Mid-Fifteenth-Century Experiment. Essays in Musicology in Honor of Dragan Plamenac on His 70th Birthday, 301-20. Pittsburgh. Pages: 310. Notes: mention of MS.

Hamm, Charles E. 1968. A Catalogue of Anonymous English Music in Fifteenth-Century Continental Manuscripts. Musica Disciplina, 47-76. Pages: 56, 73. Notes: mention of MS.

Huys, Bernard. 1966. De Grégoire le Grand à Stockhausen: Douze siècles de notation musicale. Brussels. Pages: 29-30. Notes: physical description; contents list.

Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 127. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).

Kenney, Sylvia W. 1964. Walter Frye and the Contenance Angloise. New Haven and London. Pages: 35-61. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); discussion.

Kirsch, Winfried. 1961. Die Verbindung von Magnificat und Weihnachtsliedern im 16. Jahrhundert. Festschrift Helmuth Osthoff zum 65. Geburtstage, 61-74. Tutzing. Pages: 67. Notes: mention of MS.

Lindenburg, Cornells W H (editor). 1956. Johannis Regis: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, [ix]. Notes: facsimile (partial).

Sparks, Edgar H. 1953. The Motets of Antoine Busnois. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 216-26. Notes: contents list (partial); transcription (partial).

Kenney, Sylvia W. 1952. Origins and Chronology of the Brussels Manuscript 5557 in the Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique. Revue Belge de Musicologie, 75-100. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); discussion.

Plamenac, Dragan (editor). 1947-. Johannes Ockeghem: Collected Works. American Musicological Society. Pages: I,xvi, Plate 1; II,xxxiv,98-115, Plate XV. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); transcription (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Borren, Charles van den. 1941. Etudes sur le quinzième siècle musical. Antwerp. Pages: 144-251. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.

Doorslaer, G van. 1934. La Chapelle Musicale de Philippe le Beau. Revue Belge d'Archéologie et d'Histoire de l'Art, 21-57,139-65. Pages: 38-9. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipitsst of contents (partial).

Borren, Charles van den. 1933-34. Inventaire des manuscrits de musique polyphonique qui se trouvent en Belgique. Acta Musicologica, V:66-71,120-7,177-83;VI:23-9,65-73,116-21. Pages: V, 66-9. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).

Wolf, Johannes. 1913-9; Reprinted: Hildesheim, 1963. Handbuch der Notationskunde. Leipzig. Pages: I, 447. Notes: mention of MS.

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KBR (Koninklijke Bibliotheek / Bibliothèque royale), Brussels, Belgium

manuscript of polyphony: Second half 15th century

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