Copied by two main scribes and two additional scribes. Once owned by 'Viadrina' library at University of Frankfurt an der Oder (inscription 'Liber Biblioth. Academ. Francof.' at beginning); subsequently passed to Breslau Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek, which later became present Biblioteka Uniwersytecka.
PL-WRu MS I.F.428 (Viadrina Codex; Gruner Codex)
Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Wrocław, Poland
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1510-30
| Archive | Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Wrocław, Poland (PL-WRu) |
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| Shelfmark | MS I.F.428 (Viadrina Codex; Gruner Codex) |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 400 x 280 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 66 compositions, 19 from 8 composers, 47 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Green covers.
Watermark
Main watermark resembles Briquet #2116; second watermark (found only at beginning and end) resembles Briquet #4929 (StaeV).
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Ca. 1510-30, perhaps ca. 1516 (StaeV)
Foliation
Original ink foliation, 1-251 (last folio not numbered; '69,' '105,' '151,' '221' omitted; '164' applied to two consecutive folios).
Decoration
Inked calligraphic initials.
Index
Original index on ff. 251'-[252] lists pieces in order of appearance.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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13 Masses (10 plenary), 1 Kyrie, 1 Credo, 5 Mass Proper sections, 6 Magnificats (1 fragmentary), 13 hymns (1 without text), 20 motets, 2 sets of responses, 3 German sacred pieces, 1 German secular piece, 7 text less pieces = 72
(Adam von Fulda)-1, (A. Agricola/Brumel/Josquin/La Rye)-1, (Brumel/Venalt)-1, (Compere)-3, (Isaac)-2, (Isaac/La Rue)-1, (Isaac-anon)-1, (Josquin)-1, (Obrecht)-1 + 1?, (Senfl)-1, (Wal-ter?)-1, anon-57
249 paper folios, 400 x 280. Original ink foliation, 1-251 (last folio not numbered; "69," "105," "151," "221" omitted; "164" applied to two consecutive folios). Green covers. Original index on ff. 251'-[252] lists pieces in order of appearance. Copied by two main scribes and two additional scribes. Inked calligraphic initials. Main watermark resembles Briquet #2116; second watermark (found only at beginning and end) resembles Briquet #4929 (StaeV).
Ca. 1510-30, perhaps ca. 1516 (StaeV). Possibly copied in Frankfurt an der Oder or vicinity (StaeV). Once owned by "Viadrina" library at University of Frankfurt an der Oder (inscription "Liber Biblioth. Academ. Francof." at beginning); subsequently passed to Breslau Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek, which later became present Biblioteka Uniwersytecka.
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Josephson, Nors S (editor). 1982-. Early Sixteenth-Century Sacred Music from the Papal Chapel. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 95. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: II, xii, 179-87. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Ward, Tom Robert. 1979. The Polyphonic Office Hymn from 1400 to 1520: A Descriptive Inventory. RMS, vol. 3. American Institute of Musicology. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Youens, Laura. 1978. Music for the Lutheran Mass in Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, MS. Thomaskirche 49/50. Indiana University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 740-l, 746. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Staehelin, Martin. 1977. Die Messen Heinrich Isaacs. Publikationen der Schweizerischen Musikforschenden Gesellschaft Serie II, vol. 28/I-III. Bern and Stuttgart. Pages: I,xx,44,51,68-9,75; III,13,18,65,142, 184-6. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Ward, Tom Robert. 1977. Review of JustM. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 30: 524-31. Pages: 528 [incorrectly referred to as MS I.F. 408]. Notes: mention of MS.
Josephson, Nors S. 1975. Kanon und Parodie: Zu einigen JosquinNachahmungen. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 25/2: 23-32. Pages: 23-4. Notes: contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Just, Martin. 1975. Der Mensuralkodex Mus. ms. 40021 der Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz Berlin: Untersuchungen zum Repertoire einer deutschen Quelle des 15. Jahrhunderts. Würzburger Musikhistorische Beitrage, vol. 1. Tutzing. Pages: II.51, 93,107-8. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Staehelin, Martin. 1975. Obrechtiana. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 25/1: 1-37. Pages: 3-5, 7-9, 19. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Lerner, Edward R (editor). 1974-. Henrici Isaac (ca. 1450-1517): Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 65. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, xiv; IV.xvii-xviii, 58-70; V,xiii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Staehelin, Martin. 1971. Der Grüne Codex der Viadrina: Eine wenig beachtete Quelle zur Musik des späten 15. und frühen 16. Jahrhunderts in Deutschland. Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur (Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Klasse) Jahrgang 1970, vol. 10. Mainz. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; incipits; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Schmitz, Arnold (editor). 1955-. Musikalische Denkmäler. Mainz. Pages: VII,92,95,97. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
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Benjamin Ory
Wednesday, 17 March, 2021
The motet Christi virgo dilectissima in this source is not Adrian Willaert's. (Now attributed to 'anon')
DIAMM, 2016
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Watermark Note; Notation Note; Date Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Contents 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