I-MOe MS {alpha}.N.1.3

Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Italy

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1560

Archive Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Italy (I-MOe)
Shelfmark MS {alpha}.N.1.3
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 733 x 505 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: ModE N.1.3
  • olim (Former shelfmark): VI.H.18 (Lat. 502)
Notations
  • black void mensural
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General Description

Contains repertory for use at Matins, Lauds, and Vespers during Holy Week. Copied by a single scribe (Hernando Bustamante?), who may also have copied ModE C.313 and C.314. 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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Binding

Modern covers of green leather, with brass corners and clasps

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Watermark

No watermarks visible

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Notation

black void mensural

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Foliation

New pencil foliation, 1-36

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Decoration

Inked calligraphic initials

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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3 canticles, 16 psalms = 19

Anonymous

i + 36 + i paper folios, 733 x 505. New pencil foliation, 1-36. Modern covers of green leather, with brass corners and clasps. No index. Copied by a single scribe (Hernando Bustamante?), who may also have copied ModE C.313 and C.314. Inked calligraphic initials. No watermarks visible. Repertory for use at Matins, Lauds, and Vespers during Holy Week.

Ca. 1560. 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.

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

denotes primary source study

Bragard, Murray C. 1978. The Falsobordone: A Study in Renaissance and Baroque Music. Musicological Studies and Documents.  American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 54, 60, 69, 160 [incorrectly referred to as MS a.N.13]. Frequently but incorrectly cited in association with MS a.N.I.2 (Lat. 452), a separate manuscript with unrelated repertory. Notes: mention of MS.

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Watermark 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