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A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15495 (Maximilian Codex)

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien (Vienna), Austria

manuscript of polyphony choirbook: 1508-1510

Archive	Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien (Vienna), Austria (A-Wn)
Shelfmark	Mus.Hs. 15495 (Maximilian Codex)
Surface	Parchment
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	550 x 375 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: VienNB Mus. 15495 olim (Former shelfmark): Kunsthistorisches Staatsmuseum MS 52248; olim Series nova 2660
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	scribal concordance [24], Alamire C Text and Music scribal concordance [32], Alamire C6 Text scribal concordance [35], Alamire C5 Text
Relationships	Kunsthistorisches Staatsmuseum in Vienna (owner) Schloss Ambras (owner) Sforza, Bianca Maria (patron) Maximilian I (1459–1519) (patron)
External Links	CMME online edition online library entry linked to images (Digitalisat)
External Authorities	RISM Online (sources/600100328)
Provenance	Brussels, Belgium
Contents	7 pieces from 6 composers

General Description

Copied by Netherlands court scribe C (KellJ); Warmington distinguishes some texting by scribes C5 and C6. Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Prepared for Emperor Maximilian I and his wife, Bianca Maria Sforza (coats of arms on ff. 1'-2). Once in Schloss Ambras near Innsbruck. Transferred to Kunsthistorisches Staatsmuseum in Vienna in 1806; passed to Nationalbibliothek in 1936.

Oscar Verhaar, for the medieval music manuscript project of the National Library Vienna (www.cantusplanus.at), 2014

Binding

Original covers of white leather over wooden boards, blind stamped with ornamental designs; brass clasps.

Oscar Verhaar, for the medieval music manuscript project of the National Library Vienna (www.cantusplanus.at), 2014

Notation

black void mensural

Oscar Verhaar, for the medieval music manuscript project of the National Library Vienna (www.cantusplanus.at), 2014

Ruling

Staff height 23

Oscar Verhaar, for the medieval music manuscript project of the National Library Vienna (www.cantusplanus.at), 2014

Foliation

Modem foliation, I + 1-106

Oscar Verhaar, for the medieval music manuscript project of the National Library Vienna (www.cantusplanus.at), 2014

Decoration

Miniatures and borders illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Coats of arms of Emperor Maximilian I and Bianca Maria Sforza on ff. 1'-2.

Oscar Verhaar, for the medieval music manuscript project of the National Library Vienna (www.cantusplanus.at), 2014

Surface

parchment

Oscar Verhaar, for the medieval music manuscript project of the National Library Vienna (www.cantusplanus.at), 2014

Census Catalogue of Music Description

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7 Masses

Bruhier-1, Compère-1, A. Févin-1, Josquin-2, (Obrecht)-1, Therache-1

i + 105 + i parchment folios, 550 x 380. Modem foliation, I + 1-106. Original covers of white leather over wooden boards, blind stamped with ornamental designs; brass clasps. No index. Copied by Netherlands court scribe C (KellJ); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Staff height 23. Miniatures and borders illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Coats of arms of Emperor Maximilian I and Bianca Maria Sforza on ff. 1'-2.

1508-11 (KellJ). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Prepared for Emperor Maximilian I and his wife, Bianca Maria Sforza (coats of arms on ff. 1'-2). Once in Schloss Ambras near Innsbruck. Transferred to Kunsthistorisches Staatsmuseum in Vienna in 1806; passed to Nationalbibliothek in 1936.

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1v–18	Missa Mi Mi = Salve diva parens	[Obrecht]	Obrecht, Jacobus (ca. 1457–1505)
Missa Mi Mi = Salve diva parens Obrecht, Jacobus (ca. 1457–1505) Appears on: 1v–18 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: [Obrecht] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa] Salve diva parens General Note lacks Qui cum patre & Agnus Dei
19v–33	Missa Mente tota tibi	Anthonius de Fevin	Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512)
Missa Mente tota tibi Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512) Appears on: 19v–33 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Anthonius de Fevin Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa] Mente tota [tibi supplicamus]
33v–47	Missa Faisant regrets 8.1	Josquin des Pretz	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Missa Faisant regrets 8.1 Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) Appears on: 33v–47 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Josquin des Pretz Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa] Faisant regretz 8.1
47v–63	Missa Allez regrets (II) 7.2	Loyset Compere/[Josquin]	Compère, Loyset (ca. 1445–1518) (?) Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) (?)
Missa Allez regrets (II) 7.2 Compère, Loyset (ca. 1445–1518) (?) Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) (?) Appears on: 47v–63 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Loyset Compere/[Josquin] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa] Alles regrets [II] 7.2
63v–78	Missa Mediatrix nostra	Bruhier	Bruhier, Antoine (–ca. 1521)
Missa Mediatrix nostra Bruhier, Antoine (–ca. 1521) Appears on: 63v–78 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Bruhier Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: [Missa] Mediatrix nostra
78v–89	Missa O vos omnes qui transitis	Pierken Theras [= Therache]	Therache, Pierrequin de (ca. 1470–1528)
Missa O vos omnes qui transitis Therache, Pierrequin de (ca. 1470–1528) Appears on: 78v–89 Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Pierken Theras [= Therache] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: [Missa] O vos omnes qui transitis
89v–104 (Ff. 95v-96 have blank staves)	Missa Une musque du Biscaye 5.2: KGCS	Josquin des Prez	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Missa Une musque du Biscaye 5.2: KGCS Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) Appears on: 89v–104 (Ff. 95v-96 have blank staves) Genres: Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Josquin des Prez Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: [Missa] Ung musque du Biscay [KGCS] 5.2

Composer	Compositions
Bruhier, Antoine (–ca. 1521)	Missa Mediatrix nostra – 63v–78
Compère, Loyset (ca. 1445–1518)	(?) Missa Allez regrets (II) 7.2 – 47v–63
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	(?) Missa Allez regrets (II) 7.2 – 47v–63 Missa Faisant regrets 8.1 – 33v–47 Missa Une musque du Biscaye 5.2: KGCS – 89v–104 (Ff. 95v-96 have blank staves)
Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512)	Missa Mente tota tibi – 19v–33
Obrecht, Jacobus (ca. 1457–1505)	Missa Mi Mi = Salve diva parens – 1v–18
Therache, Pierrequin de (ca. 1470–1528)	Missa O vos omnes qui transitis – 78v–89

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Missa Allez regrets (II) 7.2	Compère, Loyset (ca. 1445–1518) (?) Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) (?)	47v–63
Missa Faisant regrets 8.1	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	33v–47
Missa Mediatrix nostra	Bruhier, Antoine (–ca. 1521)	63v–78
Missa Mente tota tibi	Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512)	19v–33
Missa Mi Mi = Salve diva parens	Obrecht, Jacobus (ca. 1457–1505)	1v–18
Missa O vos omnes qui transitis	Therache, Pierrequin de (ca. 1470–1528)	78v–89
Missa Une musque du Biscaye 5.2: KGCS	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	89v–104 (Ff. 95v-96 have blank staves)

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Set: Books prepared by the Alamire workshop

Type: Linked by Origin or Contents

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A-Wn Cod. 4809 Han

A-Wn Cod. 4810 Han

A-Wn Cod. 11778 Han

A-Wn Cod. 11883 Han

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15495 (Maximilian Codex)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15496

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15497

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15941 (B)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15941 (Contratenor)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15941 Mus (T)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18746 (Altus/Contratenor)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18746 (Bassus)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18746 (Superius/Cantus)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18746 (Tenor 1)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18746 (Tenor 2/Quintus)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18825 (Bassus)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18825 (Contratenor)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18825 (Discantus)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18825 (Tenor)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18832 (Lower Voice)

A-Wn Mus.Hs. 18832 (Upper Voice)

B-Amp MS M18.13 (fragment 1)

B-Amp MS M18.13 (fragment 2)

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B-Baeb Fonds Sint-Goedele, 5170

B-Baeb Fonds Sint-Goedele, 9423

B-Baeb Fonds Sint-Goedele, 9424

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B-Br MS 215-216

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B-Br MS 228 (Chansonnier of Margaret of Austria)

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B-Br MS IV.922 (Occo Codex)

B-Gra Varia D.3360 B

B-TOsa Oud regime MS 183

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D-Mbs Mus. MS 6

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D-Mbs Mus. MS 7

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D-Mbs Mus. MS 34

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D-Mbs Mus. MS F

GB-Lbl Royal 8 G. vii

GB-Ob MS. Ashmole 831

GB-Ob MS. Lat. liturg. a. 8

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I-Fc MS Basevi 2439 (Basevi Codex)

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I-VEc MS DCCLVI

NL-SHbhic MS 153

NL-SHbhic MS 154

NL-SHbhic MS 155

NL-Urc Hs. 47 (fragments 1 and 2)

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V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 34

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V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 36

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V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 160

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V-CVbav MS Pal. lat. 1976

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V-CVbav MS Pal. lat. 1977

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V-CVbav MS Pal. lat. 1978

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V-CVbav MS Pal. lat. 1979

‡ denotes primary source study

Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1999. The Treasury of Petrus Alamire. Music and art in Flemish Court Manuscripts 1500-1535. Leuven: Alamire Foundation.

Kellman, Herbert. 1989. Observations on the Production and Distribution of Music Manuscripts at the Netherlands Court. Early Music History, . Notes: physical description (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1987. London, British Library, Royal 8 G. VII. Renaissance Music in Facsimile. New York. Notes: mention of MS.

Warmington, Flynn. 1982. A Master Calligrapher in Alamire's Workshop: The Chronology of His Work. Paper read at the Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society, November, 1982, . Notes: physical description (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: 193, 199-201,209,211. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Staehelin, Martin. 1975. Obrechtiana. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 1-37. Pages: 21-3. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Finscher, Ludwig. 1964. Loyset Compere: Life and Works. Musicological Studies and Documents. American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 25, 43, following 72 and 224. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial).

Mazal, Otto, and Franz Unterkircher. 1963-. Katalog der Abendländischen Handschriften der Osterreichischen Nationalbibliothek: "Series Nova" (Neuerwerbungen). Vienna. Pages: II/1, 336-7. Notes: physical description; contents list.

Osthoff, Helmuth. 1962. Josquin Desprez. 2 vols. Tutzing. Pages: I, 143,161, Abb. 18; II,64. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Unterkircher, Franz. 1962. Manuscrits et Livres Imprimés Concernant L'Histoire des Pays-Bas 1475-1600. Biblos-Schrifien. Brussels. Pages: 68-9. Notes: physical description.

Finscher, Ludwig (editor). 1958-. Loyset Compere: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I,ii,26-50. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Kellman, Herbert. 1958. The Origins of the Chigi Codex: The Date, Provenance, and Original Ownership of Rome, Biblioteca Vaticana, Chigiana, C. VIII. 234. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 6-19. Pages: , Illustr. 3 [author's arguments for earlier dating superseded by discussion in KellJ]. Notes: physical description (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Unterkircher, Franz. 1957-9. Inventar der Illuminierten Handschriften, Inkunabeln und Frühdrucke der Osterreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Vienna. Pages: I,177; II,137. Notes: physical description.

Smijers, Albert, and M van Crevel (editors). 1953-. Jacobus Obrecht, Opera Omnia. Amsterdam. Pages: I, fasc. 5, xxvii-xxxiii. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).

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, 110-20; II,1-50. Notes: physical description; contents list; transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: II,1344; IX, Tafel 115. Notes: mention of MS; facsimile (partial).

Geering, Arnold (editor). 1935. Das Erbe Deutscher Musik. Leipzig, Kassel, Wolfenbüttel, and Wiesbaden. Pages: XXXIV.398. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Kinsky, Georg (editor). 1930. A History of Music in Pictures. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 54. Notes: facsimile (partial).

Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1929-. Das Chorwerk. Berlin/Wolfenbüttel. Pages: LV. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Smijers, Albert (editor). 1927-56. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Missen. Amsterdam. Pages: X.vi-viii; XIII,xiv-xix. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).

Waagen, G F. 1867. Die vornehmsten Kunstdenkmäler in Wien. Manuscripte mit Miniaturen, Handzeichnungen und Kupferstiche. Vienna. Pages: 365-6. Notes: physical description (partial).

Sacken, Eduard Freih, von. 1855. Die K. K. Ambraser-Sammlung. Vienna. Pages: II, 201-3. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.

Primisser, Alois. 1819. Die kaiserlich-königliche Ambraser-Sammlung. Vienna. Pages: 258-60. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.

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

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