Main scribe possibly Peter Steydl (BenteNW); ff. 1'-5 and ff. 118'-162 probably copied by Lucas Wagenrieder. Copied in Munich, for use by the Bavarian ducal court chapels of Wilhelm IV (1493-1550) and Albrecht V (1528-79). Kept in Hofkapelle library until end of 18th century, then transferred to ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
| Archive | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany (D-Mbs) |
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| Shelfmark | Mus. MS 42 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 505 x 370 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 7 compositions from 5 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs; binding and covers probably the work of Kaspar Schinnagl (BenteNW).
Watermark
Main watermark is coat of arms of city of Kaufbeuren (generally resembles Briquet # 1008ff); no watermark visible on ff. 1-5
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Ca. 1531 (ff. 1-5); late 1540's (ff. 118'-162); ca. 1552-4 (remainder of manuscript)
Foliation
Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 2-7 (first piece not numbered, but included in enumeration)
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-288, by J. J. Maier (with corrections by later hand).
Decoration
No initials or decoration.
Index
Incomplete original index pasted inside front cover.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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6 Masses, 1 motet = 7
Crecquillon-1, Finck-1, Le Maistre-3, (Senfl?)-1, (Willaert)-1
288 paper folios, 505 x 370. Modern pencil foliation, 1-288, by J. J. Maier (with corrections by later hand). Original numbering of pieces, 2-7 (first piece not numbered, but included in enumeration). Blank folios: 1, 5'-6, 21'-22, 60'-61, 117'-118, 162'-163, 227'-228, 288'. Original covers of white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs; binding and covers probably the work of Kaspar Schinnagl (BenteNW). Incomplete original index pasted inside front cover. Main scribe possibly Peter Steydl (BenteNW); ff. 1'-5 and ff. 118'-162 probably copied by Lucas Wagenrieder (see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribes). No initials or decoration. Main watermark is coat of arms of city of Kaufbeuren (generally resembles Briquet # 1008ff); no watermark visible on ff. 1-5.
Ca. 1531 (ff. 1-5); late 1540's (ff. 118'-162); ca. 1552-4 (remainder of manuscript). Copied in Munich, for use by the Bavarian ducal court chapels of Wilhelm IV (1493-1550) and Albrecht V (1528-79). Kept in Hofkapelle library until end of 18th century, then transferred to ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
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Hudson, Barton (editor). 1974. Thomas Crecquillon: Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 63. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: III, ix. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Greene, Donald Clarence. 1970. Mattheus Le Maistre: A Netherlander at the Dresden Court Chapel. University of Michigan, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 58. Notes: contents list (partial).
Bente, Martin. 1968. Neue Wege der Quellenkritik und die Biographie Ludwig Senfls. Wiesbaden. Pages: 25ff, 33ff, 49,184-9, 228. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); discussion.
Osthoff, Helmuth. 1962. Josquin Desprez. 2 vols. Tutzing. Pages: II, 73, 328. Notes: contents list (partial).
Beck, Hermann. 1960. Adrian Willaerts Messen. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 17: 215-42. Pages: 223. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Geering, Arnold (editor). 1935. Das Erbe Deutscher Musik. Leipzig, Kassel, Wolfenbüttel, and Wiesbaden. Pages: LVII, xi, 99, 101. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial).
Wagner, Peter. 1913. Geschichte der Messe. Pages: 274-9. Notes: transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Maier, Jul Jos. 1879. Die Musikalischen Handschriften der K. Hof-und Staatsbibliothek in Muenchen. Munich. Pages: 8-9. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).
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