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.
GB-Lbl Add. MS 34200
British Library, London, England
theory treatise with polyphony: Mid 15th century
| Archive | British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl) |
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| Shelfmark | Add. MS 34200 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 198 x 145 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 4 compositions, 4 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Modern covers of maroon leather and cloth on cardboard.
Watermark
resembles Briquet #8684.
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
Original ink foliation, 1-62; original foliation on ff. 52-61 crossed out and replaced by new pencil foliation, 51-60.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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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.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Ward, Tom Robert. 1981. A Central European Repertory in Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 14274. Early Music History, 1: 325-43. Notes: physical description (partial).
Bukofzer, Manfred F. 1958. Changing Aspects of Medieval and Renaissance Music. The Musical Quarterly, 44: 1-18. Pages: 7. Notes: mention of MS.
Hughes, Dom Anselm. 1953. Catalogue of the Musical Manuscripts at Peterhouse, Cambridge. Cambridge. Pages: II, 120; III, 306-7. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
Coussemaker, Charles Edmond Henri de. 1864-1876. Reprint Hildesheim, 1963. Scriptorum de musica medii aevi nova series. 4 vols. Pages: III, xxxvii-xxxix, 416-95. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; + edition of most of theoretical contents.
Madden, F. 1843-. Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum. Pages: [1888-93], 234. Notes: physical description (partial); 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