Possibly copied by Ludwig Senfl (BenteNW). Perhaps copied in Vienna, for use by the imperial court chapel of Maximilian I (1459-1519), or in Munich, for use by the court chapel of Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550). Kept in Munich 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 66 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 430 x 300 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 7 compositions, 2 from 1 composer, 5 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of discolored white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs
Watermark
resembles Briquet #2171.
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Ca. 1515 (BenteNW).
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-186, by J. J. Maier.
Foliation
Other numberings: Modern pencil numbering of pieces, 1-7; original ink numbering of Masses, 1-6.
Decoration
Space left for decorative initials, but initials never added
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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6 Masses, 1 set of textless falsobordone settings = 7
(Mouton)-2, anon-5
186 paper folios, 430 x 300. Modern pencil foliation, 1-186, by J. J. Maier. Modern pencil numbering of pieces, 1-7; original ink numbering of Masses, 1-6. Original covers of discolored white leather over boards, stamped with ornamental designs. No index. Possibly copied by Ludwig Senfl (BenteNW); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Space left for decorative initials, but initials never added. Watermark resembles Briquet #2171.
Ca. 1515 (BenteNW). Perhaps copied in Vienna, for use by the imperial court chapel of Maximilian I (1459-1519), or in Munich, for use by the court chapel of Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550). Kept in Munich 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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Bente, Martin. 1968. Neue Wege der Quellenkritik und die Biographie Ludwig Senfls. Wiesbaden. Pages: 26ff, 41, 49, 147-8, 154, passim. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; mention of MS; discussion.
Minor, Andrew C (editor). 1967-. Joannes Mouton: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 43. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, iv, 1-36; III, xii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Crawford, David Eugene. 1967. Vespers Polyphony at Modem's Cathedral in the First Half of the Sixteenth Century. University of Illinois, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 95. 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: 81. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Kast, Paul. 1955. Studien zu den Messen des Jean Mouton. Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität (Frankfurt am Main), Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 56ff, 191, 194. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Maier, Jul Jos. 1879. Die Musikalischen Handschriften der K. Hof-und Staatsbibliothek in Muenchen. Munich. Pages: 7. Notes: physical description; contents list.
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