Four polyphonic pieces, copied by a single scribe, appear at end of treatises, on original ff. 58-61 [= new ff. 57-60]. Of German origin; once owned by Benedictine monastery of St. Maximin in Trier. Transferred to Trier Stadtbibliothek in early 19th century; later in the possession of the Benedictine scholar Anselm Schubiger (1815-88), who transcribed several of the treatises for inclusion in Coussemaker's Scriptorum. Purchased by British Museum from the antiquarian bookseller Leo Liepmannssohn of Berlin, in 1892.

Modern covers of maroon leather and cloth on cardboard.

resembles Briquet #8684.

black void mensural

Original ink foliation, 1-62; original foliation on ff. 52-61 crossed out and replaced by new pencil foliation, 51-60.

paper

Treatises on music theory and notation, with polyphony: 3 French secular pieces, 1 Latin secular piece = 4

Anonymous

t + 62 + i paper folios, 198 x 145. Original ink foliation, 1-62 (f. 51 blank; f. 62 has blank staves only). Original foliation on ff. 52-61 crossed out and replaced by new pencil foliation, 51-60. Modern covers of maroon leather and cloth on cardboard. All examples in treatises monophonic, copied in Hufnagel or white mensural notation. Four polyphonic pieces, copied by a single scribe in white mensural notation, appear at end of treatises, on original ff. 58-61 [= new ff. 57-60]. Watermark resembles Briquet #8684.

Mid 15th century. Of German origin; once owned by Benedictine monastery of St. Maximin in Trier. Transferred to Trier Stadtbibliothek in early 19th century; later in the possession of the Benedictine scholar Anselm Schubiger (1815-88), who transcribed several of the treatises for inclusion in Coussemaker's Scriptorum. Purchased by British Museum from the antiquarian bookseller Leo Liepmannssohn of Berlin, in 1892.