Copied by a single scribe. Blank staves only on ff. 45'-46, 78'-79, l07'-108, 133'-134, 173'; f. 1 and f. 2 blank. Copied in Ferrara, for use at the ducal court of Alfonso II d'Este (1533-97).
| Archive | Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Italy (I-MOe) |
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| Shelfmark | MS {alpha}.N.1.1 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 730 x 520 mm |
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| Contents | Contains uninventoried compositions from 3 composers. |
General Description
Physical Description
Main initial at beginning of first Mass torn out
Binding
Restored original covers of dark brown leather on boards, with elaborately decorated brass ornaments, edges, and bosses; two straps fasten front and back covers together
Watermark
anchor in circle surmounted by six-pointed star.
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Ca. 1564-8 (MarvinF).
Ruling
Staff height 28
Foliation
New pencil foliation, I-III + 1-173 + I-III
Foliation
Other numberings: Numbers II-V also appear on (18th century?) tabs fastened to side of leaf upon which each Mass begins
Decoration
Painted primary initials (some historiated) in gold, red, green, pale purple, blue, white, and reddish brown; inked calligraphic secondary initials.
Index
Original index on f. 1' lists Masses in order of appearance, with attributions, numbered I-V
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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5 Masses
Luzzaschi-1, F. Viola-3, Willaert-1
iii + 173 + iii paper folios, 730 x 520. New pencil foliation, I-III + 1-173 + I-III. Original numbering of Masses, I-V, in index; numbers II-V also appear on (18th century?) tabs fastened to side of leaf upon which each Mass begins. Blank staves only on ff. 45'-46, 78'-79, l07'-108, 133'-134, 173'; f. 1 and f. 2 blank. Restored original covers of dark brown leather on boards, with elaborately decorated brass ornaments, edges, and bosses; two straps fasten front and back covers together. Original index on f. 1' lists Masses in order of appearance, with attributions. Copied by a single scribe. Staff height 28. Painted primary initials (some historiated) in gold, red, green, pale purple, blue, white, and reddish brown; inked calligraphic secondary initials. Main initial at beginning of first Mass torn out. Watermark: anchor in circle surmounted by six-pointed star.
Ca. 1564-8 (MarvinF). Copied in Ferrara, for use at the ducal court of Alfonso II d'Este (1533-97). Este family library transferred from Ferrara to Modena in 1598; joined to Modena university library in 1892.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Hamm, Charles E, and Ann Besser Scott. 1972. A Study and Inventory of the Manuscript Modena, Biblioteca Estense, a.X.I.11 (ModB). Musica Disciplina, 26: 101-43. Pages: 109. Notes: contents list; discussion.
Marvin, Jameson Neil. 1971. Ferrarese Masses of the Late Renaissance. University of Illinois, Unpublished D.M.A. thesis. Notes: contents list; transcription; discussion.
Beck, Hermann. 1960. Adrian Willaerts Messen. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 17: 215-42. Pages: 223-4. Notes: contents list (partial); incipits (partial).
Lodi, Pio. 1917. Catalogo delle Opere Musicali teoriche e pratiche ... Città di Modena R. Biblioteca Estense. Bollettino dell'Associazione dei Musicologi Italiani, vol. VIII. Parma. Pages: 18. Notes: physical description; contents list.
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description