One of a set of six choirbooks catalogued under this number at the Newberry Library; the other five apparently contain no pre-1550 repertory. From the Convento de la Encarnación, Mexico City.
US-Cn Case MS VM2147.C36 (#4)
Newberry Library, Chicago, United States
manuscript of polyphony: Late 16th century
| Archive | Newberry Library, Chicago, United States (US-Cn) |
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| Shelfmark | Case MS VM2147.C36 (#4) |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 385 x 270 mm |
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| Contents | Contains uninventoried compositions from 2 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of brown leather tooled with gold, with metal clasps
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Late 16th century (from repertory and notation); early 18th century (BarwickFF)
Foliation
Original ink foliation
Index
Original index ('Table de las obras deste Libro de salmos, himnos, magnificas, Misses, i otros oficios')
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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2 Masses, 1 Requiem Mass, 3 Magnificats, 4 psalms, 8 hymns, 12 motets = 30
(Guerrero)-8, (Morales)-2, anon-20
iii + 102 + i paper folios, 385 x 270. Original ink foliation. Original covers of brown leather tooled with gold, with metal clasps. Original index ("Table de las obras deste Libro de salmos, himnos, magnificas, Misses, i otros oficios"). One of a set of six choirbooks catalogued under this number at the Newberry Library; the other five apparently contain no pre-1550 repertory.
Late 16th century (from repertory and notation); early 18th century (BarwickFF). From the Convento de la Encarnación, Mexico City. Donated to the Newberry Library by Charles Lawrence Hutchinson in 1899.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Schleifer, Eliyahu A. 1979. The Mexican Choirbooks at the Newberry Library (Case MS VM 2147 C 36). University of Chicago, unpublished Ph.D. thesis. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion; contents list; transcriptions (patrtial).
Schleifer, Eliyahu A. 1973-74. New Light on the Mexican Choirbooks at the Newberry Library. Notes, 30: 231-41. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.
Stevenson, Robert. 1972-73. Mexican Colonial Music Manuscripts Abroad. Notes, 29: 203-14. Pages: 204, 213-4. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion; contents list (partial).
Barwick, Steven. 1970. A Recently Discovered Miserere of Fernando Franco. Yearbook for Inter-American Musical Research, 6: 77ff. Pages: 77-80. Notes: mention of MS.
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation Note; Date Note; Foliation Note; Contents 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