Main scribe possibly Peter Steydl (BenteNW); ff. 76'-79 possibly copied by Ludwig Daser. Manuscript also contains 45 psalm texts and 2 canticle texts, without music (ff. 2-26). Copied in Munich, for use by the court chapel of Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria (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 43 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 505 x 362 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 53 compositions, 13 from 3 composers, 40 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of discoloured white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs.
Watermark
coat of arms of city of Kaufbeuren (generally resembles Briquet #1008ff)
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Ca. 1557-60 (BenteNW).
Ruling
Staff height 31
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-211, by J. J. Maier.
Foliation
Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 1-15 (based partially on groupings by feasts; last piece not numbered).
Decoration
No initials on folios with polyphony; red rubrics.
Surface
paper
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4 Magnificats, 4 hymns, 22 motets = 30
Daser-1, Le Maistre-4, Mahu-2, Walter [Jo: Baltherus]-2, anon-21
211 + iii paper folios, 505 x 362. Modern pencil foliation, 1-211, by J. J. Maier. Original numbering of pieces, 1-15 (based partially on groupings by feasts; last piece not numbered). Ff. 1-1', 12-12', 14', 26'-31, 54'-55, 63'-64, 69'-70, 74'-76, 79'-82, 91'-92, 96'-98, 103'-104, 127'-128, 142'-144, 192'-193, 211', and three unnumbered flyleaves at end blank except for piece numbers, titles, and modern inscriptions. Original covers of discolored white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs. No index.
Main scribe possibly Peter Steydl (BenteNW); ff. 76'-79 possibly copied by Ludwig Daser (see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribes). Staff height 31. No initials on folios with polyphony; red rubrics. Watermark is coat of arms of city of Kaufbeuren (generally resembles Briquet #1008ff). Manuscript also contains 45 psalm texts and 2 canticle texts, without music (ff. 2-26).
Ca. 1557-60 (BenteNW). Copied in Munich, for use by the court chapel of Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria (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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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, 186, 217-8. Notes: physical description (partial).
Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 150. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Gottwald, Clytus. 1964. Codices Musici (Cod. Mus. Fol. I 1-71). . Die Handschriften der Württembergischen Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, vol. Reihe I, Band 1. Wiesbaden. Pages: 73. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Werner, Th W. 1920. Die Magnificat-Kompositionen Adam Reners. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 2: 195-265. Pages: 202. Notes: mention of MS.
Maier, Jul Jos. 1879. Die Musikalischen Handschriften der K. Hof-und Staatsbibliothek in Muenchen. Munich. Pages: 66-7. Notes: physical description; contents list.
[No Author] None. Catalogue of Valuable PrintedBooks, Illuminated and Other Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, etc. ... Sotheby & Co. London: Sotheby & Co. Pages: 10. Notes: contents list (partial).
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