Apparently the only surviving remnants of a chansonnier disassembled and used as binding material in early 16th century. Some pieces in black mensural notation with black void coloration, apparently copied by a single scribe; remaining pieces (probably later additions) copied in white mensural notation by a different scribe. Presumably copied in France. Recovered from binding of book printed in Paris in 1509 by J. Petit.
| Archive | Monasterio de S Maria, Montserrat, Spain (E-MO) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 823 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 100 x 135 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 24 compositions, 1 from 1 composer, 23 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
badly frayed; original size probably ca. 200 x 150
Binding
No covers.
Watermark
No watermarks visible.
Notation
black mensural notation with black void coloration; white mensural notation
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-14
Decoration
No initials or decoration remain
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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Fragments of various voice parts for ca. 29 French secular pieces
Anonymous
14 fragmentary paper folios, ca. 100 x 135 (badly frayed; original size probably ca. 200 x 150). Apparently the only surviving remnants of a chansonnier disassembled and used as binding material in early 16th century. Modern pencil foliation, 1-14. No covers. Some pieces in black mensural notation with black void coloration, apparently copied by a single scribe; remaining pieces (probably later additions) copied in white mensural notation by a different scribe. No initials or decoration remain. No watermarks visible.
Early 15th century. Presumably copied in France. Recovered from binding of book printed in Paris in 1509 by J. Petit. Came to Benedictine monastery at Montserrat in early 20th century (probably ca. 1920); prior history of ownership unknown.
Vol 4
Contents: 23 French secular pieces (all incomplete or fragmentary) Composers: (Grenon)-1, anon-22
Physical: One scribe copied pieces in black mensural notation, with black void coloration; two other scribes copied pieces in white mensural notation (GomezM). Watermark on one folio generally resembles Briquet #11687ff; no watermarks visible on other folios.
Date: Ca. 1420 (GomezM).
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‡ denotes primary source study
Gómez Muntané, Maria del Carmen. 1982. El Manuscrito 823 de Montserrat (Biblioteca del Monasterio). Musica Disciplina, 36: 39-93.
Olivar, Alexandre. 1977. Catàleg dels Manuscrits de la Biblioteca del Monestir de Montserrat. Montserrat. Pages: 206. Notes: physical description (partial).
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