Copied by Leonhardt Franz, employed as scribe at court of Emperor Rudolf II 1586-99; Franz also wrote VienNB Mus. 15951 (ComberP) and BrusC 27089 (Call). Once in the library of Federico Olmeda de San José (1865-1909). Following Olmeda's death, the manuscript was offered for sale by Hiersemann Antiquariat in Leipzig; it was purchased in 1912 by the Brussels Conservatoire.
B-Bc MS 27089
Library Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles / Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
manuscript of polyphony: 1586-99
| Archive | Library Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles / Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (B-Bc) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 27089 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 563 x 404 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 14 compositions from 5 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of cream-colored leather tooled with floral designs and 'Spes,' 'Fides,' 'Caritas'; bronze bosses and clasps.
Watermark
(1) generally resembles Briquet #140-5; (2) resembles Briquet #2118; (3) resembles Briquet #2122
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 26-28
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation by G. Van Doorslaer
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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8 Masses, 1 motet, 1 French secular piece, 4 Italian secular pieces = 14
Philippe de Monte-10, Rore-2, Striggio-1, (Verdelot)-1
212 paper folios, 560 x 402. Modern pencil foliation by G. Van Doorslaer.
Second half of the 16th century. Provenance: Low Countries (?). Once in the library of Federico Olmeda de San José (1865-1909). Following Olmeda's death, the manuscript was offered for sale by Hiersemann Antiquariat in Leipzig; it was purchased in 1912 by the Brussels Conservatoire.
Vol. 4
Physical: 212 paper folios, 563 x 404. Modern pencil foliation by G. Van Doorslaer. Original covers of cream-colored leather tooled with floral designs and "Spes," "Fides," "Caritas"; bronze bosses and clasps. No index. Copied by Leonhardt Franz, employed as scribe at court of Emperor Rudolf II 1586-99; Franz also wrote VienNB Mus. 15951 (ComberP). Staff height 26-28. Inked calligraphic initials. Watermarks: (1) generally resembles Briquet #140-5; (2) resembles Briquet #2118; (3) resembles Briquet #2122.
Date/provenance: 1586-99 (ComberP). Copied in Prague, for use at court of Emperor Rudolf II (r. 1576-1612). Later owned by Federico Olmeda de San José (1865-1909); purchased by Brussels Conservatoire in 1912 from Hiersemann Antiquariat, Leipzig.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Comberiati, Carmelo Peter. 1983. Polyphonic Settings of the Mass Ordinary at the Court of Rudolf II (1576-1612). University of Michigan, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 86-9,91,167,170,180-1,201,208-9,212-7,326-7. Notes: physical description; contents list; GDis.
Owens, Jessie Ann. 1979. An Illuminated Manuscript of Motets by Cipriano de Rore (München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Mus. Ms. B). Princeton University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I,231,235. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
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, 182-3. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Doorslaer, G van. 1927. Livre de choeur contenant huit masses inédites de Philippe de Monte. Musica Sacra, 34: 94ff. Pages: 94ff. Notes: physical description; contents list.
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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