Various treatises (Aristotle, Aquinas, Albertus Magnus, et al.) and a copy of Aesop's Fables, with polyphony on ff. 225-231'. Copied by two scribes. Of east central German origin. Bequeathed to Leipzig Universitätsbibliothek by Johannes Cleyne of Löbau in 1490 (inscription on f. 1).
D-LEu MS 1084
Universitätsbibliothek, Leipzig, Germany
manuscript of polyphony: Third quarter of 15th century
| Archive | Universitätsbibliothek, Leipzig, Germany (D-LEu) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 1084 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 309 x 215 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 24 compositions, 12 from 5 composers, 12 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Modern front cover (imitation leather); original back cover (black leather over wooden board, with remnants of clasps); modern leather spine.
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-253, on upper right rectos.
Decoration
Red Gothic initials.
Surface
paper
Inventory
Inventory from Ward "Music in the University"
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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Miscellaneous writings, with polyphony:
2 Kyries, 1 Gloria (incomplete), 1 Credo, 1 Sanctus, 4 Mass Proper sections, 2 hymns, 11 motets (1 incomplete), 1 set of responses, 2 textless pieces = 25
(Binchois)-1, (Dufay)-1, (Dunstable)-2, (P. Wilhelmi)-4, anon-17
253 paper folios, 309 x 215. Modern pencil foliation, 1-253, on upper right rectos. Modern front cover (imitation leather); original back cover (black leather over wooden board, with remnants of clasps); modern leather spine. Polyphony on ff. 225-231', copied by two scribes. Red Gothic initials.
Third quarter of 15th century. Of east central German origin. Bequeathed to Leipzig Universitätsbibliothek by Johannes Cleyne of Löbau in 1490 (inscription on f. 1).
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‡ denotes primary source study
Wright, Peter. 2019. A New Attribution to Dunstaple. Music & Letters, 100: 196–232.
Wright, Peter (editor). 2013. Fifteenth-Century Liturgical Music, VIII: Settings of the Gloria and Credo. Early English Church Music, vol. 55. London: Stainer and Bell for the British Academy. Notes: edition of Gloria.
Ward, Tom Robert. 1998. Music in the University: The Manuscript Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1084. Gestalt und Entstehung musikalischer Quellen im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert, Quellenstudien zur Musik der Renaissance, vol. 3 [= Wolfenbütteler Forschungen, vol. 83]. edited by Tom Robert Ward, 21-34. Wiesbaden.
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, 27: 1-69.
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Margaret Bent
Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Added Wright to bibliography, and his attribution of the Credo to Dunstaple; updated & completed inventory following Ward "Music in the University"; checked & updated concordances as indicated in Ward.
Peter Wright
Wednesday, 17 January, 2018
bibliography updated
DIAMM, 2016
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note
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