I-La MS 238 (Lucca Choirbook or Strohm Codex)

Archivio di Stato Lucca, Lucca, Italy

choirbook fragment: Mid-15th century: ca. 1463-64, with additions until ca. 1500

Archive	Archivio di Stato Lucca, Lucca, Italy (I-La)
Shelfmark	MS 238 (Lucca Choirbook or Strohm Codex)
Surface	Parchment
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	RISM: 460 x 340; DIAMM Size: 475 (H) x 345 (W) mm
Other Identifiers	RISM: I-Las238 RISM: Ms. Strohm CCM: LucAS 238
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	Waghes Text and Music
Relationships	? Hothby, John (ca. 1430–1487) (owner) Arnolfini, Giovanni di Nicolao (1400–1452) (owner) Ziino, Agostino (1937–) (discovered by) Strohm, Reinhard (1942–) (discovered by)
Provenance	Bruges? Flanders
Contents	67 pieces from 13 composers

General Description

Once part of larger musical manuscript; additional folios from same manuscript now I-PIarc Cartella 11/III & I-Lcr MS 97 - see below. Main scribe was a certain 'Waghes' (inscriptions on ff. 7, 15, 49'); later additions by three other scribes (StroMB). Main corpus probably copied in Bruges (StroMB). By 1472 at latest, manuscript given to Lucca Cathedral by Giovanni Arnolfini, a Lucca merchant doing business in Bruges. Used by cathedral's maestro di cappella, John Hothby; several pieces added, along with some texts and notes.

Original manuscript disassembled in early 17th century; folios used as binding material. In 1963-4, Reinhard Strohm recovered 56 folios from bindings of archival registers in the Archivio di Stato at Lucca, and an additional bifolio at the Biblioteca Arcivescovile at Pisa. The Pisa bifolio (= ff. 41/44 in Strohm’s reconstruction) is I-Plarc Cartella 11/III (or PisaBA s.s), q.v.

In 1976, Agostino Ziino and Strohm recovered, respectively, three and two additional bifolios at the Archivio di Stato in Lucca. Four of these bifolios are catalogued as I-Lcr MS 97 (q.v.)

Strohm's final reconstruction re-numbers & re-orders some of the leaves compared to his earlier papers. Folios in gatherings 1-10 are numbered consecutively (apart from f. 30.5, the sole survivor of gathering 8); the folios in gatherings 11-16 are numbered with decimals to indicate the approximate placings within the gathering; and folios in gatherings 17-20 are again numbered consecutively.

The full foliation is set out on this page where a reconstruction of the fragments is also available, .

Reinhard Strohm, 2009; updated DIAMM, 2020

Binding

Preserved loose, as fascicles reflecting above foliation, in modern folder.

Reinhard Strohm, 2009

Notation

black void mensural

Reinhard Strohm, 2009

Ruling

10 staves per page; Width of rastrum: 18mm (measured on fol. 1)

Reinhard Strohm, 2009

Foliation

Modern foliation.

Strohm's final foliation, replacing earlier (1976) foliation: 1-30; 30.5; 31-36; 37.1-2, 37.5-6; 38, 38.1-5, 38.9; 39, 39.1, 39-7-8; 40.2-3, 40.5-6, 40.8-9; 41-42; 42.1-4; 43-60.

Strohm's full foliation, including the other fragments, can be found here.

DIAMM 2020

Decoration

Painted initials and inked calligraphic initials in blue, brownish-red, and gold.

Reinhard Strohm, 2009

Index

Modern index by Reinhard Strohm

Reinhard Strohm, 2009

Surface

parchment

Reinhard Strohm, 2009

RISM Description

Catalogue entries for LucAS 238:

RISM B/IV 5: XVe s. 58ff. Parchemin, 460 x 340 mm. Foliotation moderne en haut des ff. Les ff. 11, 21, 35v, 48, 58r-v sont blancs. Lef. 1 coupé longitudinalement, le f. 11 très mutilé. Notation mesurée blanche. 10 portées par p. Six capitales enluminées or et coul., restes d'une miniature au f. 1v.

Dépecé au XVIIe s. pour servir de couvertures aux actes notariés des Archives, ce ms. reconstitué en 1965 à partir de feuillets épars, appartient au même groupe que les mss. de l'Estense à Modena (MOe 456) et de la Vaticana (Rvat. 51) copiés à la fin du XVe s. et avec lesquels il présente d'ailleurs quelques concordances (nos 2, 5b, 11, 13, 14). Il est possible qu'il ait été copié en Flandre vers 1470 et qu'il soit en relation avec l'évêque de Lucca Stefano Trenta (1448-1478) qui était nonce du pape en Angleterre et en Bourgogne sous Paul II dont on relève le nom plusieurs fois au f. 1. Le répertoire en tout cas, ne permet guère de repousser la date de la copie au delà de 1485. Malheureusement, aucune pièce n'est complète, mais le ms. a tout de même permis de découvrir l'auteur d'une messe restée jusque là anonyme dans TR89 (nos 736-740): Henricus Tik (no 1), ainsi qu'un Kyrie inconnu de Frye (no 4).

Le dépouillement suit la numérotation donnée par Strohm qui a découvert, mis en ordre et étudié le ms.

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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17 Masses, 2 Magnificats, 9 motets = 28 (fragmentary and in-complete)

Domarto-1, (Dufay)-1 + 1?, Frye-1, (Heyns)-1, (Isaac)-1, (Martini)-1, (Plummer)-1, J.? Stone-1, Tik-1, anon-18

61 parchment folios, originally ca. 470 x 340. Once part of larger musical manuscript; two additional folios from same manuscript now PisaBA s.s. Modern (1976) foliation by Reinhard Strohm: 1-24; 24bis; 24ter; 25-30; 30bis; 31-40; 42-43; 45-46; 46bis; 47-48; 48bis; 49-58. Preserved loose, as fascicles reflecting above foliation, in modern folder. Modern index by Reinhard Strohm. Copied by one main scribe (Netherlandish hand), with several additions by later (Italian) hands. Painted initials and inked calligraphic initials in blue, brownish-red, and gold.

Ca. 1470, with additions ca. 1485-1500 (StroMB). Main corpus probably copied in Bruges (StroMB). By 1472 at latest, manuscript given to Lucca Cathedral by Giovanni Arnolfini, a Lucca merchant doing business in Bruges. Used by cathedral's maestro di cappella, John Hothby; several pieces added, along with some texts and notes. Original manuscript disassembled in early 17th century; folios used as binding material. In 1963-4, Reinhard Strohm recovered 56 folios from bindings of archival registers in the Archivio di Stato at Lucca, and an additional bifolio at the Biblioteca Arcivescovile at Pisa. In 1976, Agostino Ziino and Strohm recovered, respectively, three and two additional folios at the Archivio di Stato in Lucca. Bifolio discovered in Pisa (= ff. 41/44 in Strohm's reconstruction) is PisaBA s.s.

Vol 4

Composers: Add "(Busnois?)-1" and "(Joye?)-2"; change "(Plummer)-1 " to "(Plummer)-1 + 1?"; change "anon-18" to "anon-14."

Physical: Main scribe was a certain "Waghes" (inscriptions on ff. 7, 15, 49'); later additions by three other scribes (StroMB).

Date: Ca. 1467-70 (main corpus), with additions from 1470's until ca. 1500 (StroMB).

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1v–2	Missa [de BMV]: Kyrie	HENRICUS TIK	Tik, Henricus
Missa [de BMV]: Kyrie Tik, Henricus Appears on: 1v–2 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: HENRICUS TIK Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: Missa] Kyrie
2v–5	Missa [de BMV]: Et in terra pax [Gloria]	-	Tik, Henricus
Missa [de BMV]: Et in terra pax [Gloria] Tik, Henricus Appears on: 2v–5 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa] Gloria
5v–8	Missa [de BMV]: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	-	Tik, Henricus
Missa [de BMV]: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Tik, Henricus Appears on: 5v–8 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa] Avec quelques lacunes. Credo
8v–10	Missa [de BMV]: Sanctus	-	Tik, Henricus
Missa [de BMV]: Sanctus Tik, Henricus Appears on: 8v–10 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa] Sanctus
10v	Missa [de BMV]: Agnus Dei	-	Tik, Henricus
Missa [de BMV]: Agnus Dei Tik, Henricus Appears on: 10v Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa] Agnus
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blank page Appears on: 11
11v–13	Missa Spiritus almus: Kyrie	P. DE DOMARTO	Domarto, Petrus de
Missa Spiritus almus: Kyrie Domarto, Petrus de Appears on: 11v–13 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: P. DE DOMARTO Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: [Missa Spiritus abnus] Avec quelques lacunes. Kyrie General Note T: Spiritus al [mus.]
13v–14v	Missa Spiritus almus: Et in terra pax [Gloria]	-	Domarto, Petrus de
Missa Spiritus almus: Et in terra pax [Gloria] Domarto, Petrus de Appears on: 13v–14v Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa Spiritus almus] Gloria
15–16	Missa Spiritus almus: Sanctus	-	Domarto, Petrus de
Missa Spiritus almus: Sanctus Domarto, Petrus de Appears on: 15–16 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa Spiritus almus Sanctus General Note 16
16v–17	Missa Spiritus almus: Agnus Dei	-	Domarto, Petrus de
Missa Spiritus almus: Agnus Dei Domarto, Petrus de Appears on: 16v–17 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa Spiritus almus] Agnus General Note T: Spiritus al [mus.]
17v–19	Missa Caput: Kyrie Deus creator omnium	[G. DUFAY]	Anonymous (previously ascr. to Du Fay)
Missa Caput: Kyrie Deus creator omnium Anonymous (previously ascr. to Du Fay) Appears on: 17v–19 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Troped Kyrie Source Attribution: [G. DUFAY] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: [Missa Caput] [Kyrie] Deus creator omnium General Note .+ Fragments du Gloria et de1'AgnusT: Caput drachonis.Ct: Caput.A: Deus creator omnium Item Bibliography Schrade, Leo, and Milos Velimirovic (editors). 1955-68. Thirty chansons for three and four voices from Attaingnant's collection ed. by Albert Seay. Collegium musicum. Yale Univ. Dpt. of music. Pages: 5. Feininger, Laurence K (editor). 1947-48. Series I: Ordinarium missae (1948) & Series II: Poprium missae (1947). Monumenta Polyphoniae Liturgicae Sanctae Ecclesiae Romanae. Rome. Pages: 1, 2. [No Author] 1947-. Corpus mensurabilis musicae. The American Institute of Musicology. 110 vols. A-R Editions, Inc. Pages: 1, II. Adler, Guido (editor). 1894-1970. Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich. Graz and Vienna. Pages: 38 (XIX);.
19v	Missa Caput: Et in terra pax [Gloria]	-	Anonymous (previously ascr. to Du Fay)
Missa Caput: Et in terra pax [Gloria] Anonymous (previously ascr. to Du Fay) Appears on: 19v Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
20–20v	Missa Caput: Agnus Dei	-	Anonymous (previously ascr. to Du Fay)
Missa Caput: Agnus Dei Anonymous (previously ascr. to Du Fay) Appears on: 20–20v Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
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blank page Appears on: 21
21v	Kyrie eleison [So ys emprentid]	WALTERUS FFRIE	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)
Kyrie eleison [So ys emprentid] Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) Appears on: 21v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: WALTERUS FFRIE Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: Kyrie General Note Dont mq. le début
22–22v	Missa omnipotens pater: Christe,: Kyrie II,	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)
Missa omnipotens pater: Christe,: Kyrie II, Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?) Appears on: 22–22v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: [Missa omnipotens pater] Christe, Kyrie II, General Note Tr: Patris qui mundum precepto salvasti nobú . . .
23	Missa omnipotens pater: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)
Missa omnipotens pater: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?) Appears on: 23 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa omnipotens pater] Credo
23v	Missa omnipotens pater: Sanctus	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)
Missa omnipotens pater: Sanctus Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?) Appears on: 23v Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa omnipotens pater] Sanctus
24–24v	Missa omnipotens pater: Agnus	-	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)
Missa omnipotens pater: Agnus Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?) Appears on: 24–24v Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa omnipotens pater] Agnus, avec lacunes.
25–25v	Missa Quem malignus spiritus: Et in terra pax [Gloria]	-	Anonymous
Missa Quem malignus spiritus: Et in terra pax [Gloria] Anonymous Appears on: 25–25v Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
26–26v	Missa O rosa bella [I]: Gloria	-	Anonymous
Missa O rosa bella [I]: Gloria Anonymous Appears on: 26–26v Genres: Mass Ordinary
27–27v	Missa Sine nomine [B.80-7] (tone 5 irregular): Credo	-	Domarto, Petrus de (?)
Missa Sine nomine [B.80-7] (tone 5 irregular): Credo Domarto, Petrus de (?) Appears on: 27–27v Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
28	Missa Sine nomine [B.80-7] (tone 5 irregular): Agnus Dei	-	Domarto, Petrus de
Missa Sine nomine [B.80-7] (tone 5 irregular): Agnus Dei Domarto, Petrus de Appears on: 28 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
28v–29	Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie eleison	-	Pullois, Johannes
Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie eleison Pullois, Johannes Appears on: 28v–29 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
29v	Missa Sine nomine: Et in terra pax [Gloria]	-	Pullois, Johannes
Missa Sine nomine: Et in terra pax [Gloria] Pullois, Johannes Appears on: 29v Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
30.5	Missa Sine nomine [de Sancto Andrea?]: Credo	-	Anonymous
Missa Sine nomine [de Sancto Andrea?]: Credo Anonymous Appears on: 30.5 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Concordances Capp Sist 14 General Note fragmentary: parts of end of Credo (Contra & Tenor) only 'Missa de S. Andrea' suggested by Strohm, based on identification of minitaure initial in CS14 as St Andrew - refuted by Roth Item Bibliography Christoffersen, Peter Woetmann (editor). 2018. The anonymous Missa Sine nomine in MS Cappella Sistina 14. http://sacred.pwch.dk/. Pages: (v-vi). Notes: edition of mass. Christoffersen, Peter Woetmann. 2018. ‘An experiment in musical unity, or: The sheer joy of sound. The anonymous Sine nomine mass in MS Cappella Sistina 14’. Danish Yearbook of Musicology, 54-78. Pages: (57-58). Notes: analysis of the mass & its likely origins.
30.5v	Missa Sine nomine [de Sancto Andrea?]: Sanctus	-	Anonymous
Missa Sine nomine [de Sancto Andrea?]: Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 30.5v Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Concordances Capp Sist 14 General Note fragmentary: beginning of Sanctus (Cantus & 'Contra-bassus') only 'Missa de S. Andrea' suggested by Strohm, based on identification of minitaure initial in CS14 as St Andrew - refuted by Roth
31–33	Missa Alma redemptoris mater: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	-	Anonymous
Missa Alma redemptoris mater: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Anonymous Appears on: 31–33 Genres: Alma redemptoris mater, BVM, Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa Alma redemptoris] Fragments du Credo
33v–34v	Missa Alma redemptoris mater: Sanctus	-	Anonymous
Missa Alma redemptoris mater: Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 33v–34v Genres: Alma redemptoris mater, BVM, Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa Alma redemptoris] Fragments du Sanctus
35	Missa Alma redemptoris mater: Agnus	-	Anonymous
Missa Alma redemptoris mater: Agnus Anonymous Appears on: 35 Genres: Agnus Dei, Alma redemptoris mater, BVM, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa Alma redemptoris] Fragments du Agnus
35v	Missa Chargé de deuil: Kyrie eleison	-	Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517)
Missa Chargé de deuil: Kyrie eleison Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517) Appears on: 35v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
36–36v	Missa Chargé de deuil: Credo	-	Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517)
Missa Chargé de deuil: Credo Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517) Appears on: 36–36v Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Et incanatus est [= Credo], (fragment)
37.1	Missa [Sancta Maria virgo]: Et in terra pax [Gloria]	-	Anonymous
Missa [Sancta Maria virgo]: Et in terra pax [Gloria] Anonymous Appears on: 37.1 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
37.1v–37.2v	Missa [Sancta Maria virgo]: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	-	Anonymous
Missa [Sancta Maria virgo]: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Anonymous Appears on: 37.1v–37.2v Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa] Fragments du Credo
37.5–37.6v	Missa [Sancta Maria virgo]: Sanctus	-	Anonymous
Missa [Sancta Maria virgo]: Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 37.5–37.6v Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa] Fragments du Sanctus.
38.2	Missa Te gloriosus: Kyrie	-	Anonymous
Missa Te gloriosus: Kyrie Anonymous Appears on: 38.2 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: [Missa Te gloriosus] Fragments du Kyrie Layout Mass extends over folios 24.98, 24.99, 25, 26, 26.01, 26.02 Folios 24.98/26.02 & 24.99/26.01 are one of the bifolios catalogued as Lucca MS 97 (I-LUa MS 97)
38.2v–38.3v	Missa Te gloriosus: Gloria	-	Anonymous
Missa Te gloriosus: Gloria Anonymous Appears on: 38.2v–38.3v Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa Te gloriosus] Fragments du Gloria Layout Mass extends over folios 24.98, 24.99, 25, 26, 26.01, 26.02 Folios 24.98/26.02 & 24.99/26.01 are one of the bifolios catalogued as Lucca MS 97 (I-LUa MS 97)
39	Missa L'homme armé: Kyrie	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa L'homme armé: Kyrie Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 39 Genres: Mass Ordinary
39v–39.1v	Missa L'homme armé: Gloria	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa L'homme armé: Gloria Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 39v–39.1v Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
39.7	Missa L'homme armé: Sanctus (fragments)	[G. DUFAY]	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa L'homme armé: Sanctus (fragments) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 39.7 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Source Attribution: [G. DUFAY] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa L'homme armé] Fragments du Sanctus Item Bibliography Feininger, Laurence K (editor). 1947-48. Series I: Ordinarium missae (1948) & Series II: Poprium missae (1947). Monumenta Polyphoniae Liturgicae Sanctae Ecclesiae Romanae. Rome. Pages: 1, I. [No Author] 1947-. Corpus mensurabilis musicae. The American Institute of Musicology. 110 vols. A-R Editions, Inc. Pages: 1, III.
39.7v–39.8v	Missa L'homme armé: Agnus (fragments)	[G. DUFAY]	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Missa L'homme armé: Agnus (fragments) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 39.7v–39.8v Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: [G. DUFAY] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa L'homme armé] Fragments de l'Agnus
40.2	Missa Haec dies: Kyrie	-	Anonymous
Missa Haec dies: Kyrie Anonymous Appears on: 40.2 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
40.2v–40.3v	Missa Haec dies: Gloria	-	Anonymous
Missa Haec dies: Gloria Anonymous Appears on: 40.2v–40.3v Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: [Missa Hec dies] Kyrie Layout Mass extends over folios 37, 38, 38.02, 38.98, 39, 40, 41, 42, 42.01, 42.02 folios 41/44 are the bifolio catalogued as Pisa Cartella 11 (I-PIarc Cartella 11/III); 42.01/42.99 & 42.02/42.98 are the bifolios catalogued as Lucca MS 97 (I-LUa MS 97) - qq.v.
40.5–40.8	Missa Haec dies: Credo	-	Anonymous
Missa Haec dies: Credo Anonymous Appears on: 40.5–40.8 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
40.8v–40.9v	Missa Haec dies: Sanctus	-	Anonymous
Missa Haec dies: Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 40.8v–40.9v Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
42–42v	Missa Haec dies: Agnus Dei	-	Anonymous
Missa Haec dies: Agnus Dei Anonymous Appears on: 42–42v Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
43	Missa Nos amis [Lucca]: Gloria	-	Anonymous
Missa Nos amis [Lucca]: Gloria Anonymous Appears on: 43 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
43v	Missa Nos amis [Lucca]: Credo	-	Anonymous
Missa Nos amis [Lucca]: Credo Anonymous Appears on: 43v Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa Nos amis] Fragments du Gloria Layout Mass extends over folios 42.02, 42.98, 42.99, 43, 44 folios 41/44 are the bifolio catalogued as Pisa Cartella 11 (I-PIarc Cartella 11/III); 42.01/42.99 & 42.02/42.98 are the bifolios catalogued as Lucca MS 97 (I-LUa MS 97) - qq.v.
45–46v	Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Sanctus	[C. HEYNS ou J. OCKEGHEM*]	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius
Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Sanctus Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius Appears on: 45–46v Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Source Attribution: [C. HEYNS ou J. OCKEGHEM] Voice:* [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa Pour quelque paine ou Pour quoy] Fragments du Sanctus Concordances *B-Br 5557
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blank page Appears on: 47
47v	Missa Orsus orsus: Kyrie	[J. MARTINI]	Martini, Johannes (ca. 1430–1497)
Missa Orsus orsus: Kyrie Martini, Johannes (ca. 1430–1497) Appears on: 47v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: [J. MARTINI] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: [Missa Or sus] Kyrie I General Note Only Sup. and Tenor
48–48v	Missa Orsus orsus: Gloria (fragments)	[J. MARTINI]	Martini, Johannes (ca. 1430–1497)
Missa Orsus orsus: Gloria (fragments) Martini, Johannes (ca. 1430–1497) Appears on: 48–48v Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: [J. MARTINI] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa Or sus] Fragments du Gloria General Note Sup. et T seul'.T: Kyrie. Orsus leyson.
49	A cordibus fidelium	-	Anonymous
A cordibus fidelium Anonymous Appears on: 49 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Voice Text: A cordibus fidelium General Note Only Sup. and Tenor
49v	Deo gratias agamus	STONE	Stone, [John]
Deo gratias agamus Stone, [John] Appears on: 49v Genres: Deo gratias, Motet Source Attribution: STONE Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Deo gratias agimus General Note … Sup. et Ct seul'
50	Ave mater gloriosa - 1a pars (of 2): Ave mater gloriosa	-	Anonymous
Ave mater gloriosa - 1a pars (of 2): Ave mater gloriosa Anonymous Appears on: 50 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Ave mater gloriosa/Virga Iesse generosa General Note Ct I and II only
50v	Ave mater gloriosa - 2a pars (of 2): Virga Jesse generosa	-	Anonymous
Ave mater gloriosa - 2a pars (of 2): Virga Jesse generosa Anonymous Appears on: 50v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Ave mater gloriosa/Virga Iesse generosa General Note Sup. and T only
51	O rex gentium et desideratus earum	-	Anonymous
O rex gentium et desideratus earum Anonymous Appears on: 51 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: O rex gentium et desideratus earum General Note T and Ct only
51v	Agimus tibi gratias	-	Anonymous
Agimus tibi gratias Anonymous Appears on: 51v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Agimus tibi gratias General Note Sup. only
52	Ave gloriosa mater salvatoris	-	Anonymous
Ave gloriosa mater salvatoris Anonymous Appears on: 52 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Ave gloriosa mater salvatoris General Note Ct I et II only
52v	Tota pulchra es - 1a pars (of 2): Tota pulchra es amica mea et macula	[J. PLUMMER]	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484)
Tota pulchra es - 1a pars (of 2): Tota pulchra es amica mea et macula Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) Appears on: 52v Genres: Marian antiphon Source Attribution: [J. PLUMMER] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Tota pulchra es amica mea et macula General Note Anonymous; Sup. only Item Bibliography Trowell, Brian (editor). 1968. John Plummer: Four motets. Banbury.
53	Tota pulchra es - 2a pars (of 2): Flores apparuerunt	-	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484)
Tota pulchra es - 2a pars (of 2): Flores apparuerunt Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484) Appears on: 53 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: ...flores apparuerunt General Note Ct and Ten. only
53v	O pulcherrima mulierum	-	Anonymous
O pulcherrima mulierum Anonymous Appears on: 53v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: O pulcherrima mulierum surge propera General Note Publ. cf. Fr 2356 n° 27Sup. seul'
54	Vidi speciosam - 1a pars (of 2): Vidi speciosam sicut columbam ascendentem	-	Anonymous
Vidi speciosam - 1a pars (of 2): Vidi speciosam sicut columbam ascendentem Anonymous Appears on: 54 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Vidi speciosam sicut columbam ascendentem General Note Ct I anf II only
54v	Vidi speciosam - 2a pars (of 2): Et circumdabunt cum flores rosae	-	Anonymous
Vidi speciosam - 2a pars (of 2): Et circumdabunt cum flores rosae Anonymous Appears on: 54v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Et circumdabunt cum flores rosae General Note Ct I anf II only
55–56v	Magnificat secundi toni: Anima mea Dominum	-	Anonymous
Magnificat secundi toni: Anima mea Dominum Anonymous Appears on: 55–56v Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Magnificat] Anima mea General Note very incomplete
57–57v	Magnificat "Amore ch'ai visto": Et exultavit spiritus meus	-	Anonymous
Magnificat "Amore ch'ai visto": Et exultavit spiritus meus Anonymous Appears on: 57–57v Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Magnificat] Et exultavit. General Note Verses incompl. General Note Title refers to c.f. tenor, identified as one of John Hothby's songs. (Notified by Bob Mitchell.)
58–58v	blank pages	-	-
blank pages Appears on: 58–58v

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	A cordibus fidelium – 49 Agimus tibi gratias – 51v Ave gloriosa mater salvatoris – 52 Ave mater gloriosa - 1a pars (of 2): Ave mater gloriosa – 50 Ave mater gloriosa - 2a pars (of 2): Virga Jesse generosa – 50v Magnificat "Amore ch'ai visto": Et exultavit spiritus meus – 57–57v Magnificat secundi toni: Anima mea Dominum – 55–56v Missa Alma redemptoris mater: Agnus – 35 Missa Alma redemptoris mater: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] – 31–33 Missa Alma redemptoris mater: Sanctus – 33v–34v Missa Haec dies: Agnus Dei – 42–42v Missa Haec dies: Credo – 40.5–40.8 Missa Haec dies: Gloria – 40.2v–40.3v Missa Haec dies: Kyrie – 40.2 Missa Haec dies: Sanctus – 40.8v–40.9v Missa Nos amis [Lucca]: Credo – 43v Missa Nos amis [Lucca]: Gloria – 43 Missa O rosa bella [I]: Gloria – 26–26v Missa Quem malignus spiritus: Et in terra pax [Gloria] – 25–25v Missa Sine nomine [de Sancto Andrea?]: Credo – 30.5 Missa Sine nomine [de Sancto Andrea?]: Sanctus – 30.5v Missa Te gloriosus: Gloria – 38.2v–38.3v Missa Te gloriosus: Kyrie – 38.2 Missa [Sancta Maria virgo]: Et in terra pax [Gloria] – 37.1 Missa [Sancta Maria virgo]: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] – 37.1v–37.2v Missa [Sancta Maria virgo]: Sanctus – 37.5–37.6v O pulcherrima mulierum – 53v O rex gentium et desideratus earum – 51 Vidi speciosam - 1a pars (of 2): Vidi speciosam sicut columbam ascendentem – 54 Vidi speciosam - 2a pars (of 2): Et circumdabunt cum flores rosae – 54v [No description] – 21 [No description] – 47 [No description] – 58–58v [No description] – 11
Anonymous (previously ascr. to Du Fay)	Missa Caput: Agnus Dei – 20–20v Missa Caput: Et in terra pax [Gloria] – 19v Missa Caput: Kyrie Deus creator omnium – 17v–19
Domarto, Petrus de	Missa Sine nomine [B.80-7] (tone 5 irregular): Agnus Dei – 28 (?) Missa Sine nomine [B.80-7] (tone 5 irregular): Credo – 27–27v Missa Spiritus almus: Agnus Dei – 16v–17 Missa Spiritus almus: Et in terra pax [Gloria] – 13v–14v Missa Spiritus almus: Kyrie – 11v–13 Missa Spiritus almus: Sanctus – 15–16
Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	Missa L'homme armé: Agnus (fragments) – 39.7v–39.8v Missa L'homme armé: Gloria – 39v–39.1v Missa L'homme armé: Kyrie – 39 Missa L'homme armé: Sanctus (fragments) – 39.7
Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	Kyrie eleison [So ys emprentid] – 21v (?) Missa omnipotens pater: Agnus – 24–24v (?) Missa omnipotens pater: Christe,: Kyrie II, – 22–22v (?) Missa omnipotens pater: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] – 23 (?) Missa omnipotens pater: Sanctus – 23v
Heyns, Cornelius	Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Sanctus – 45–46v
Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517)	Missa Chargé de deuil: Credo – 36–36v Missa Chargé de deuil: Kyrie eleison – 35v
Martini, Johannes (ca. 1430–1497)	Missa Orsus orsus: Gloria (fragments) – 48–48v Missa Orsus orsus: Kyrie – 47v
Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)	(?) Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Sanctus – 45–46v
Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484)	Tota pulchra es - 1a pars (of 2): Tota pulchra es amica mea et macula – 52v Tota pulchra es - 2a pars (of 2): Flores apparuerunt – 53
Pullois, Johannes	Missa Sine nomine: Et in terra pax [Gloria] – 29v Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie eleison – 28v–29
Stone, [John]	Deo gratias agamus – 49v
Tik, Henricus	Missa [de BMV]: Agnus Dei – 10v Missa [de BMV]: Et in terra pax [Gloria] – 2v–5 Missa [de BMV]: Kyrie – 1v–2 Missa [de BMV]: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] – 5v–8 Missa [de BMV]: Sanctus – 8v–10

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
A cordibus fidelium	Anonymous	49
Agimus tibi gratias	Anonymous	51v
Ave gloriosa mater salvatoris	Anonymous	52
Ave mater gloriosa - 1a pars (of 2): Ave mater gloriosa	Anonymous	50
Ave mater gloriosa - 2a pars (of 2): Virga Jesse generosa	Anonymous	50v
Deo gratias agamus	Stone, [John]	49v
Kyrie eleison [So ys emprentid]	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475)	21v
Magnificat "Amore ch'ai visto": Et exultavit spiritus meus	Anonymous	57–57v
Magnificat secundi toni: Anima mea Dominum	Anonymous	55–56v
Missa [de BMV]: Agnus Dei	Tik, Henricus	10v
Missa [de BMV]: Et in terra pax [Gloria]	Tik, Henricus	2v–5
Missa [de BMV]: Kyrie	Tik, Henricus	1v–2
Missa [de BMV]: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	Tik, Henricus	5v–8
Missa [de BMV]: Sanctus	Tik, Henricus	8v–10
Missa [Sancta Maria virgo]: Et in terra pax [Gloria]	Anonymous	37.1
Missa [Sancta Maria virgo]: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	Anonymous	37.1v–37.2v
Missa [Sancta Maria virgo]: Sanctus	Anonymous	37.5–37.6v
Missa Alma redemptoris mater: Agnus	Anonymous	35
Missa Alma redemptoris mater: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	Anonymous	31–33
Missa Alma redemptoris mater: Sanctus	Anonymous	33v–34v
Missa Caput: Agnus Dei	Anonymous (previously ascr. to Du Fay)	20–20v
Missa Caput: Et in terra pax [Gloria]	Anonymous (previously ascr. to Du Fay)	19v
Missa Caput: Kyrie Deus creator omnium	Anonymous (previously ascr. to Du Fay)	17v–19
Missa Chargé de deuil: Credo	Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517)	36–36v
Missa Chargé de deuil: Kyrie eleison	Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517)	35v
Missa Haec dies: Agnus Dei	Anonymous	42–42v
Missa Haec dies: Credo	Anonymous	40.5–40.8
Missa Haec dies: Gloria	Anonymous	40.2v–40.3v
Missa Haec dies: Kyrie	Anonymous	40.2
Missa Haec dies: Sanctus	Anonymous	40.8v–40.9v
Missa L'homme armé: Agnus (fragments)	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	39.7v–39.8v
Missa L'homme armé: Gloria	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	39v–39.1v
Missa L'homme armé: Kyrie	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	39
Missa L'homme armé: Sanctus (fragments)	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	39.7
Missa Nos amis [Lucca]: Credo	Anonymous	43v
Missa Nos amis [Lucca]: Gloria	Anonymous	43
Missa O rosa bella [I]: Gloria	Anonymous	26–26v
Missa omnipotens pater: Agnus	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)	24–24v
Missa omnipotens pater: Christe,: Kyrie II,	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)	22–22v
Missa omnipotens pater: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)	23
Missa omnipotens pater: Sanctus	Frye, Walter (–ca. 1475) (?)	23v
Missa Orsus orsus: Gloria (fragments)	Martini, Johannes (ca. 1430–1497)	48–48v
Missa Orsus orsus: Kyrie	Martini, Johannes (ca. 1430–1497)	47v
Missa Pour quelque paine / Pourquoy: Sanctus	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) (?) Heyns, Cornelius	45–46v
Missa Quem malignus spiritus: Et in terra pax [Gloria]	Anonymous	25–25v
Missa Sine nomine [B.80-7] (tone 5 irregular): Agnus Dei	Domarto, Petrus de	28
Missa Sine nomine [B.80-7] (tone 5 irregular): Credo	Domarto, Petrus de (?)	27–27v
Missa Sine nomine [de Sancto Andrea?]: Credo	Anonymous	30.5
Missa Sine nomine [de Sancto Andrea?]: Sanctus	Anonymous	30.5v
Missa Sine nomine: Et in terra pax [Gloria]	Pullois, Johannes	29v
Missa Sine nomine: Kyrie eleison	Pullois, Johannes	28v–29
Missa Spiritus almus: Agnus Dei	Domarto, Petrus de	16v–17
Missa Spiritus almus: Et in terra pax [Gloria]	Domarto, Petrus de	13v–14v
Missa Spiritus almus: Kyrie	Domarto, Petrus de	11v–13
Missa Spiritus almus: Sanctus	Domarto, Petrus de	15–16
Missa Te gloriosus: Gloria	Anonymous	38.2v–38.3v
Missa Te gloriosus: Kyrie	Anonymous	38.2
O pulcherrima mulierum	Anonymous	53v
O rex gentium et desideratus earum	Anonymous	51
Tota pulchra es - 1a pars (of 2): Tota pulchra es amica mea et macula	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484)	52v
Tota pulchra es - 2a pars (of 2): Flores apparuerunt	Plummer, John (ca. 1410–ca. 1484)	53
Vidi speciosam - 1a pars (of 2): Vidi speciosam sicut columbam ascendentem	Anonymous	54
Vidi speciosam - 2a pars (of 2): Et circumdabunt cum flores rosae	Anonymous	54v

Set: Lucca choirbook (or Strohm Codex)

Type: Fragments of a whole

I-La MS 238 (Lucca Choirbook or Strohm Codex)

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I-Lcr MS 97 (Lucca choirbook or Strohm Codex)

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I-PIarc Cartella 11/III (Lucca choirbook or Strohm Codex)

‡ denotes primary source study

Cook, James. 2015. The Style of Walter Frye and an anonymous mass in the Lucca Choirbook. Music and letters, 1-27.

‡ Strohm, Reinhard. 2008. The Lucca Choirbook: Lucca, Archivio di Stato, MS 238; Lucca, Archivio Arcivescovile, MS 97; Pisa, Archivio Arcivescovile, Biblioteca Maffi, Cartella 11/III, facs. ed. with an introduction and inventory. Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Music in Facsimile. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.

Strohm, Reinhard. 2008. John Hothby, the Lucca Choirbook - and Further Dragon's Heads? Acta Musicologica, 59–66.

Haar, James, and John Nadas. 2007. Johannes de Anglia (John Hothby): Notes on His Career in Italy. Acta Musicologica, 291-358.

Strohm, Reinhard (editor). 2007. Mass Settings from the Lucca Choirbook. Early English Church Music. Stainer and Bell.

Strohm, Reinhard (editor). 2007. Fifteenth-Century Liturgical Music, VI: Mass Settings from the Lucca Choir Book. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer and Bell for the British Academy.

Curtis, Gareth R K, and Andrew B Wathey. 1994. Fifteenth-Century English Liturgical Music: A List of the Surviving Repertory. Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle, 1-69.

Taruskin, Richard. 1986. Antoine Busnoys and the L'Homme armé Tradition. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 255-93. Pages: 258-9. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Strohm, Reinhard. 1985. Music in Late Medieval Bruges. Oxford. Pages: 120-42, 192-200,220-35,238-49; frontispiece; Plates 6 and 8. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; incipits (partial); transcription (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Strohm, Reinhard. 1979. Die Missa super 'Nos amis' von Johannes Tinctoris. Die Musikforschung, 34-51. Pages: 39. Notes: contents list (partial).

Staehelin, Martin. 1977. Die Messen Heinrich Isaacs. Publikationen der Schweizerischen Musikforschenden Gesellschaft Serie II. Bern and Stuttgart. Pages: I, xxix, 30-1, 60, 86; III, 87-9. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Planchart, Alejandro Enrique. 1976. Guillaume Dufay's Masses: A View of the Manuscript Traditions. Papers read at the Dufay Quincentenary Conference, Brooklyn College, December 6-7, 1974, 26-60,150-1. Brooklyn. Pages: 37-8, 41-2. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Hamm, Charles E, and Ann Besser Scott. 1972. A Study and Inventory of the Manuscript Modena, Biblioteca Estense, a.X.I.11 (ModB). Musica Disciplina, 101-43. Pages: 138. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Planchart, Alejandro Enrique. 1972. Guillaume Dufay's Masses: Notes and Revisions. The Musical Quarterly, 1-23. Pages: 1, 8-13. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Scott, Ann Besser. 1972. English Music in Modena, Biblioteca Estense, a. X. 1.11 and Other Italian Manuscripts. Musica Disciplina, 145-60. Pages: 146. Notes: mention of MS.

Strohm, Reinhard. 1968. Ein unbekanntes Chorbuch des 15. Jahrhunderts. Die Musikforschung, 40ff. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances.

Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: XXII, 173ff. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

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Provenance: Bruges (?), date: ca. 1463-64, with additions until ca. 1500

David Wyatt

Tuesday, 4 May, 2021

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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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