Copied by Isaac Bertout, whose activity as a scribe at the court of King Philip II is documented in payment records; Bertout also copied MadN 2431 (MannsM). Ff. 26'-27, 67'-68, 112-113, 158'-159, and 191 blank except for later scribblings. Copied in Madrid, for use at the court of Philip II, King of Spain (1527-98). Listed as #26 in 1602 inventory of Philip's court library. Inscriptions indicate ownership in early 18th century by Real Convento de las Senoras de 1a Encarnaçion in Madrid. Acquired from the Encarnaçion by Benedictine mona-stery at Montserrat, probably during 1920's.
| Archive | Monasterio de S Maria, Montserrat, Spain (E-MO) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 767 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 525 x 410 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 15 compositions from 4 composers. |
General Description
Physical Description
Only fragments of the last 7 folios remain (they were destroyed by rats)
Binding
Original covers of brown leather over cardboard, with worn ornamental shield
Watermark
No watermarks visible.
Notation
black void mensrual
Ruling
Staff height 24
Foliation
Original ink foliation, 6-12; 14-217 (ff. 1-5 and f. 13 now missing; ff. [218-224] are stubs only; '181' applied to two consecutive folios).
Decoration
Black inked calligraphic initials; rubrics and some text in red ink.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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6 Masses (2 incomplete)
(Clemens non Papa)-1, Guerrero-1, Morales-3, Palestrina-1
219 paper folios of an original 225, 525 x 410. Last seven folios now only stubs, due to gnawing by rats, but fragments of music still visible; portions of other folios torn away. Original ink foliation, 6-12; 14-217 (ff. 1-5 and f. 13 now missing; ff. [218-224] are stubs only; "181" applied to two consecutive folios). Ff. 26'-27, 67'-68, 112-113, 158'-159, and 191 blank except for later scribblings; blank staves only on f. 190'. Original covers of brown leather over cardboard, with worn ornamental shield. No index. Copied by Isaac Bertout, whose activity as a scribe at the court of King Philip II is documented in payment records; Bertout also copied MadN 2431 (MannsM). Staff height 24 Black inked calligraphic initials; rubrics and some text in red ink. No watermarks visible.
1586 (MannsM). Copied in Madrid, for use at the court of Philip II, King of Spain (1527-98). Listed as #26 in 1602 inventory of Philip's court library. Inscriptions indicate ownership in early 18th century by Real Convento de las Senoras de 1a Encarnaçion in Madrid. Acquired from the Encarnaçion by Benedictine mona-stery at Montserrat, probably during 1920's.
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Codina, Daniel. 2016. L'Arxiu musical del Monestir de l'Encarnación de Madrid a Montserrat. Anuario Musical, 71: 45-56.
Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 1-5. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag. Pages: II, 178.
Manns, Charles Gregor. 1977. The Manuscripts Montserrat 774 and 775. University of Illinois, Unpublished Master's thesis. Pages: 2, 12, 26, 45ff. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; discussion.
Olivar, Alexandre. 1977. Catàleg dels Manuscrits de la Biblioteca del Monestir de Montserrat. Montserrat. Pages: 174-5. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Vander Straeten, Edmond. 1969. La Musique aux Pays-Bas Avant le XIX' Siècle. Brussels, 1867-88. Reprinted New York. Pages: VIII, 366. Notes: mention of MS.
Pujol O.S.B., David. 1950, 1952. Maniscritos de Mùsica Neerlandesa conservados en la Biblioteca del Monasterio de Montserrat. Atti del Congresso Internazionale di Musica Sacra ... (Roma, 25-30 Maggio 1950), 319-22. Tournai.
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Thomas Neal
Saturday, 2 May, 2020
added to bibliography: Codina, Daniel. 'L'Arxiu musical del Monestir de l'Encarnación de Madrid a Montserrat,' Anuario Musical, 71 (2016), pp.45-56.
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