Copied by Netherlands court scribe C and by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (KellJ); WarmMC distinguishes several music and/or text scripts: scribe C2 (ff. 2'-9); scribe E (ff. 12'-26, 27'-40', 42'-55, 57'-68, 69'-82, 84'-98); and scribe X (ff. l'-9, 10'-26, 27'-55', 56'-68, 69'-82, 83'-98 and most of the text). In KellmanTO Warmington again recognises a role for scribe C in the music copying, but re-attributes the text of ff. 2'-9 to scribe C5. Copied in Brussels/ Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Prepared for Ulrich Pfinzing (1481-1530), treasurer at court of Emperor Maximilian I (coat of arms on f. 10). Once in Schloss Ambras near Innsbruck. Transferred to Kunsthistorisches Staatsmuseum in Vienna in 1806; passed to Nationalbibliothek in 1936.
A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15497
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria
manuscript of polyphony: 1514-1516
| Archive | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria (A-Wn) |
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| Shelfmark | Mus.Hs. 15497 |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 520 x 370 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 8 compositions from 6 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of dark brown leather over wooden boards, with blind-tooled lozenge design; brass corners and clasps
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 20mm (22-23 on ff. 1'-9).
Foliation
Modern foliation, 1-98.
Decoration
Miniatures and borders illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Coat of arms and portrait of Ulrich Pfinzing on f. 10.
Surface
parchment
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6 Masses (1 incomplete), 2 Kyries = 8
Barbireau-1, A. Févin-2, La Rue-3, Mouton/(A. Févin)-1, Prioris-1
98 parchment folios, 520 x 370. Modern foliation, 1-98. Original covers of dark brown leather over wooden boards, with blind-tooled lozenge design; brass corners and clasps. No index. Copied by Netherlands court scribe C and by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (KellJ); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribes. WarmMC distinguishes three music and/or text scripts: C2 (ff. 2'-9); E (ff. 12'-26, 27'-40', 42'-55, 57'-68, 69'-82, 84'-98); and X (ff. l'-9, 10'-26, 27'-55', 56'-68, 69'-82, 83'-98); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribes. Staff height 20 (22-23 on ff. 1'-9). Miniatures and borders illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Coat of arms and portrait of Ulrich Pfinzing on f. 10.
1512-6 (KellBP); ca. 1514-6 (WarmMC). Copied in Brussels/ Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Prepared for Ulrich Pfinzing (1481-1530), treasurer at court of Emperor Maximilian I (coat of arms on f. 10). Once in Schloss Ambras near Innsbruck. Transferred to Kunsthistorisches Staatsmuseum in Vienna in 1806; passed to Nationalbibliothek in 1936.
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Books prepared by the Alamire workshop
Linked by Origin or Contents · 72 sources
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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.
Kellman, Herbert. 1989. Observations on the Production and Distribution of Music Manuscripts at the Netherlands Court. Early Music History, 9: . Notes: physical description (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1987. London, British Library, Royal 8 G. VII. Renaissance Music in Facsimile, vol. 9. 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.
Clinkscale, Edward Henry (editor). 1980-. Les Oeuvres Complètes d'Antoine de Févin. Collected Works, vol. XI. Henryville, Ottawa, and Binningen. Pages: I.v.vii, 1-32,97-130, Plates 2, 5. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial).
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: 209. Notes: mention of MS.
Wexler, Richard. 1974. The Complete Works of Johannes Prioris. . Pages: ii, 1-3,143,372. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Mazal, Otto, and Franz Unterkircher. 1963-. Katalog der Abendländischen Handschriften der Osterreichischen Nationalbibliothek: "Series Nova" (Neuerwerbungen). Vienna. Pages: II/1,338-9. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Spratt, John F. 1960. The Masses of Antoine de Févin. Florida State University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 3, 37-47,83-108; II,93-138,341-98. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (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.
Kast, Paul. 1955. Studien zu den Messen des Jean Mouton. Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität (Frankfurt am Main), Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: vii, 56,65-7,76,195. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Meier, Bernhard (editor). 1954-7. Jacobi Barbireau: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 7. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I,iv-v. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: IX, Tafel 12. Notes: facsimile (partial).
Waagen, G F. 1867. Die vornehmsten Kunstdenkmäler in Wien. Manuscripte mit Miniaturen, Handzeichnungen und Kupferstiche, vol. 2. Vienna. Pages: 368-9. Notes: physical description (partial).
Sacken, Eduard Freih, von. 1855. Die K. K. Ambraser-Sammlung. Vienna. Pages: II, 203-5. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
Primisser, Alois. 1819. Die kaiserlich-königliche Ambraser-Sammlung. Vienna. Pages: 260-l. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
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