Composite of 29 originally separate fascicles later bound together. Copied by many scribes, including Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (NowakM); Warmington also distinguishes music/text hand P, and music hand K (KellmanTO). Probably copied in Low Countries. Several fascicles copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belong to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Probably sent to Raimund Fugger the Elder (1489-1535), of Augsburg. Fugger family library purchased by Emperor Ferdinand III and brought to Vienna in 1656.
A-Wn Cod. 11883 Han
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria
manuscript of polyphony: 1475-1540
| Archive | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria (A-Wn) |
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| Shelfmark | Cod. 11883 Han |
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| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 287 x 210 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 32 compositions, 21 from 16 composers, 11 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
Folios subsequently trimmed at top, partially or completely obliterating some titles and attributions.
Binding
Rebound in 18th-century covers of white parchment over boards, gold stamped with double eagle and inscriptions 'E.A.B.C.V.' and '17.G.L.B.V.S.B.52.'
Watermark
(1) Gothic letter 'P' (several variants, none in Briquet); (2) Gothic letter 'p' surmounted by four-petalled flower (several variants; see Briquet #8652 for approximate pattern); (3) resembles Briquet #8796; (4) one-handled pot surmounted by four-petalled flower (several variants; some not in Briquet, but others include resemblances to Briquet #12624, #12626, and #12629); (5) two-handled pot (not in Briquet); (6) resembles Briquet #12571; (7) hand and cuff surmounted by three-petalled flower (not in Briquet); (8) hand and cuff surmounted by four-petalled flower (not in Briquet, but see Briquet #11417ff for general type); (9) generally resembles Briquet #11406; (10) resembles Briquet #11463; (11) resembles Briquet #11465; (12) resembles Briquet #8993; (13) generally resembles Briquet #1744; (14) generally resembles Briquet #1745; (15) resembles Briquet #6152.
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
Modern ink foliation, 1-325, on upper right rectos.
Decoration
A few inked calligraphic initials, but most folios have no decorative initials; some red voice designations, text, etc. on ff. 306'-315
Index
Index on f. 1, prepared when fascicles were assembled in present form (mid 16th century or earlier); pieces listed in order of appearance (a few pieces not listed).
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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28 Masses (several incomplete), 1 Kyrie-Gloria pair (incomplete), 1 Agnus, 1 motet = 31
Barbireau-1, Carlir-1, Amanus Faber-1, Ghiselin [Verbonet]-1, Isaac-2, Josquin-2, Lupus-1, Notens-1, Obrecht-2, (Ockeghem)-1, Pipelare-4, Prioris-1, Severdonck-1, Sticheler-1, Vinders [Hieronimus Winters]-1, anon-10
i + 325 + i paper folios, 287 x 210. Composite of originally separate fascicles later bound together. Folios subsequently trimmed at top, partially or completely obliterating some titles and attributions. Modern ink foliation, 1-325, on upper right rectos. Rebound in 18th-century covers of white parchment over boards, gold stamped with double eagle and inscriptions "E.A.B.C.V." and "17.G.L.B.V.S.B.52." Index on f. 1, prepared when fascicles were assembled in present form (mid 16th century or earlier); pieces listed in order of appearance (a few pieces not listed). Copied by many scribes, including Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (NowakM); see general index for other manuscripts copied by Alamire. A few inked calligraphic initials, but most folios have no decorative initials; some red voice designations, text, etc. on ff. 306'-315. Watermarks: (1) Gothic letter "P" (several variants, none in Briquet); (2) Gothic letter "p" surmounted by four-petalled flower (several variants; see Briquet #8652 for approximate pattern); (3) resembles Briquet #8796; (4) one-handled pot surmounted by four-petalled flower (several variants; some not in Briquet, but others include resemblances to Briquet #12624, #12626, and #12629); (5) two-handled pot (not in Briquet); (6) resembles Briquet #12571; (7) hand and cuff surmounted by three-petalled flower (not in Briquet); (8) hand and cuff surmounted by four-petalled flower (not in Briquet, but see Briquet #11417ff for general type); (9) generally resembles Briquet #11406; (10) resembles Briquet #11463; (11) resembles Briquet #11465; (12) resembles Briquet #8993; (13) generally resembles Briquet #1744; (14) generally resembles Briquet #1745; (15) resembles Briquet #6152.
First third of 16th century (StaeMI). Probably copied in Low Countries. Several fascicles copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belong to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Probably sent to Raimund Fugger the Elder (1489-1535), of Augsburg. Fugger family library purchased by Emperor Ferdinand III and brought to Vienna in 1656.
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Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1999. The Treasury of Petrus Alamire. Music and art in Flemish Court Manuscripts 1500-1535. Leuven: Alamire Foundation.
‡ Hudson, Barton. 1994. A glimpse into a scribal workshop. Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek ms 11883. From Ciconia to Sweelinck. Donum natalicium Willem Elders, Chloe: Beheifte zum Daphnis, vol. 21. edited by Barton Hudson, 179-214. Amsterdam: Editions Rodopi.
Maas, Chris J (editor). 1983-. New Obrecht Edition. Utrecht. Pages: IV, xi-xvii, [liv-lv], 1-24. Notes: contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Staehelin, Martin. 1977. Die Messen Heinrich Isaacs. Publikationen der Schweizerischen Musikforschenden Gesellschaft Serie II, vol. 28/I-III. Bern and Stuttgart. Pages: I, xliii, 32-4, 57-9; III, 76-8, 103-6. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kellman, Herbert. 1976. Josquin and the Courts of the Netherlands and France: The Evidence of the Sources. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 181-216. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 201, 209. Notes: mention of MS.
Blackburn, Bonnie J. 1970. The Lupus Problem. University of Chicago, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 105, 108, 399. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Douglas, Conrad Edward Mary. 1969. The motets of Johannes Prioris with a prefatory bio-bibliographical study. University of Illinois, Ph.D. Dissertation. Pages: 93-4. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Elders, Willem. 1969. Zur Aufführungspraxis der Altniederländischen Musik. Renaissance-Muziek 1400-1600: Donum Natalicium René Bernard Lenaerts, Louvain. Pages: 95-8. Notes: contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Cross, Ronald (editor). 1966-. Matthaeus Pipelare: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 34. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: II, ix-x, xiii-xiv, 23-81; III, ix, xii-xiv, 1-23, 94-121. Notes: contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Lenaerts, René Bernard. 1963. Polyphonische Missen op Nederlandse Liederen. Organicae Voces: Festschrift Joseph Smits van Waesberghe, 101-5. Amsterdam. Pages: 103-4 [some information incorrect: Mass on ff. 20'-29 is not Johann de Fossa's Missa Ick segge adieu]. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Unterkircher, Franz. 1962. Manuscrits et Livres Imprimés Concernant L'Histoire des Pays-Bas 1475-1600. Biblos-Schrifien, vol. 33. Brussels. Pages: 71. Notes: physical description.
Gottwald, Clytus (editor). 1961-68. Johannes Ghiselin- Verbonnet: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 23. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: III, ix, xi-xii, 66-81. Notes: contents list (partial); transcription (partial); facsimile (partial).
Fox, Charles Warren. 1960. Barbireau and Barbingant: A Review. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 13: 79-101. Pages: 88, 101. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Meier, Bernhard (editor). 1954-7. Jacobi Barbireau: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 7. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, iii-iv, 21-46, plate following 20. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Clendenin, William Ritchie. 1952. The Use of the French Chanson in Some Polyphonic Masses by French and Netherlands Composers, 1450-1550. Iowa State University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 84-9, 352-8. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Nowak, Leopold. 1948. Die Musikhandschriften aus Fuggerschem Besitz in der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Die Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Festschrift herausgegeben zum 25 jährigen Dienstjubiläum des Generaldirektors Univ.-Prof. Dr. Josef Bick, edited by Leopold Nowak, Vienna: H. Bauer-Verlag. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Smijers, Albert (editor). 1927-56. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Missen. Amsterdam. Pages: VIII, vii-xvi. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Wolf, Johannes (editor). 1908-21. Reprint: Farnborough, England, 1968. Werken van Jacob Obrecht. Leipzig and Amsterdam,. Pages: XXVI, v-vi]; XXIX, passim. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Mantuani, Joseph. 1864-99 R 1965. Tabulae Codicum Manu Scriptorum in Bibliotheca Palatina Vindobonensi Asservatorum. 10 vols. Vienna: (1864-99) Graz: (1965 reprint). Pages: VII, 72-3. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
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M. Jennifer Bloxam
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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