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Polyphony on ff. 86'-93 and ff. 94'-98', copied by one main scribe, with later additions by one or two other hands. Some pieces have text incipits only; texts of French pieces crossed out by later hand. Main layer presumably copied in France or Low Countries, but manuscript possibly in Italy at one time, judging from later additions. Apparently belonged to Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu (1585-1642); later passed to Bibliothèque Nationale.
F-Pnm Latin 16664
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Paris, France
non-music MS with interpolated music: Late 15th century, c. 1470s-80s
| Archive | Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Paris, France (F-Pnm) |
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| Shelfmark | Latin 16664 |
| Image Availability | The images on this record are linked using IIIF. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 212 x 142 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 13 compositions, 2 from 2 composers, 11 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
17th-century covers of morocco leather stamped in gold with coat of arms of Cardinal Richelieu.
Watermark
Letter 'P' with split stem (only portions visible).
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Late 15th century (WaesG); treatises copied in early 16th century (JepI)
Ruling
Staff height 11.0-11.5
Foliation
New ink foliation, 1-15; 15bis-98.
Decoration
One inked calligraphic initial on f. 93; no other decoration in section with polyphony.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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Collection of treatises, with polyphony:
1 litany, 3 Benedicamus dominos (2 troped; 1 incomplete), 2 laude, 5 French secular pieces, 4 Dutch secular pieces (2 incomplete) = 15
(Busnois)-1, (Japart)-1, anon-13
ii + iii + 99 + m paper folios, 212 x 142. New ink foliation, 1-15; 15bis-98. F. 86 and ff. 93'-94 have blank staves only. 17th-century covers of morocco leather stamped in gold with coat of arms of Cardinal Richelieu. Polyphony on ff. 86'-93 and ff. 94'-98', copied by one main scribe, with later additions by one or two other hands. Staff height 11.0-11.5. One inked calligraphic initial on f. 93; no other decoration in section with polyphony. Watermark: letter "P" with split stem (only portions visible). Some pieces have text incipits only; texts of French pieces crossed out by later hand.
Late 15th century (WaesG); treatises copied in early 16th century (JepI). Main layer presumably copied in France or Low Countries, but manuscript possibly in Italy at one time, judging from later additions. Apparently belonged to Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu (1585-1642); later passed to Bibliothèque Nationale.
Vol 4
Contents: 3 Benedicamus dominos (2 troped; 1 incomplete), 2 laude, 5 French secular pieces, 3 Dutch secular pieces, 2 motets = 15
Physical: Polyphony also on f. 10', copied in chant notation. Watermarks: (1) generally resembles Briquet #9177-80; (2) generally resembles Briquet #8527; (3) generally resembles Briquet #12477-80 (BridgmP).
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‡ denotes primary source study
Hering, Willem. 1989. De polyfone composities in het manuscript No. 16664 uit het "fonds latin" van de Bibliothèque Nationale te Parijs. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis,, 39: 28-37. Notes: contents list; transcription (partial); discussion.
Bridgman, Nanie. 1984. Paroles et Musique dans le Manuscrit Latin 16664 de la Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris. Musik und Text in der Mehrstimmigkeit des 14. und 15. Jahrhunderts: Vorträge des Gastsymposiums in der Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, 8. bis 12. September 1980, Göttinger Musikwissenschaftliche Arbeiten, vol. 10. edited by Nanie Bridgman, 383-409. Kassel: Bärenreiter. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances; transcription (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Cattin, Giulio. 1971. Le Poesie del Savonarola nelle Fonti Musicali. Quadrivium, 12: 259-81. Pages: 275. Notes: mention of MS.
Gallico, Claudio. 1966. Per la Compilazione di un Inventario di Poesia e Musica Italiana del Primo Rinascimento. Revista Italiana di Musicologia, 1: 88-93. Pages: 93. Notes: mention of MS.
Smits van Waesberghe, Joseph (editor). 1955. Guidonis Aretini: Micrologus. Corpus Scriptorum de Musica, vol. 4. American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 56-8, Tab. 16. Notes: physical description (partial); facsimile (partial).
Jeppesen, Knud. 1935. Die Mehrstimmige Italienische Laude um 1500. Leipzig and Copenhagen. Pages: lv. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipitsst of contents (partial).
Royer, Louis. 1913. Catalogue des Écrits des Théoriciens de la Musique conservés dans le Fonds Latin des Manuscrits de la Bibliothèque Nationale. L'année Musicale, 3: 206-46. Pages: 238-9. Notes: physical description.
Wolf, Johannes (editor). 1910. 25 Driestemmige Oud-Nederlandsche Liederen uil het einde der vijftiende eeuw naar den Codex London British Museum Add. Mss. 35087. Amsterdam and Leipzig. Pages: vii. Notes: mention of MS.
Coussemaker, Charles Edmond Henri de. 1864-1876. Reprint Hildesheim, 1963. Scriptorum de musica medii aevi nova series. 4 vols. Pages: IV, xv-xvi, 454-69. Notes: physical description (partial); + diplomatic transcription of all polyphony.
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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