The main scribe was Jean Cornvaille (d. 1531), vicar of Cambrai Cathedral. Rubrics identify the feasts for which each hymn is to be sung. Many of the hymns in the manuscript may have been composed by Johannes Lupi. Copied at the cathedral in Cambrai

Original covers of brown leather

Inscription on third unnumbered folio at beginning: 'Johannes de Cornuaille perpetuus vicarius ecclesie Cameracensis me possidet donatque post decessum suum prefate ecclesie pro sinistra parte chori …'

black void mensural

1526-31, with additions from the late 16th century

Original foliation, I-CXL.

Black inked calligraphic initials, sometimes tinted with a wash, decorated with grotesque faces, figures, and animals. Unidentified coats of arms on f. LIII (three fleurs-de-lis on a shield) and f. CV' (double-headed eagle with a crown).

original index, arranged alphabetically, lists 45 pieces

paper

1 Mass, 1 Mass Proper section, 6 Magnificats, 1 Te Deum, 91 hymns, 1 motet = 101

Censier-1, Lupi-2, (Morales)-3, anon-95

i + 171 + i paper folios, 395 x 275. Original foliation, I-CXL. Original covers of brown leather. An original index, arranged alphabetically, lists 45 pieces. The main scribe was Jean Cornvaille (d. 1531), vicar of Cambrai Cathedral. Black inked calligraphic initials, sometimes tinted with a wash, decorated with grotesque faces, figures, and animals. Unidentified coats of arms on f. LIII (three fleurs-de-lis on a shield) and f. CV' (double-headed eagle with a crown). Rubrics identify the feasts for which each hymn is to be sung. Many of the hymns in the manuscript may have been composed by Johannes Lupi.

1526-31, with additions from the late 16th century. Copied at the cathedral in Cambrai (inscription on third unnumbered folio at beginning: "Johannes de Cornuaille perpetuus vicarius ecclesie Cameracensis me possidet donatque post decessum suum prefate ecclesie pro sinistra parte chori …")