An Altus partbook, forming manuscript addition at end of collection of 10 printed altus partbooks (= Rés. Mus. Vmd. 22-31). Copied by a single scribe. Presumably copied in northern Italy. (A companion volume of printed cantus partbooks, but with only 8 prints and lacking the manuscript additions, is in the Harding Collection of the Bodleian Library, currently without shelfmark.)
F-Pn Rés. Vmd 32
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département de la Musique, Paris, France
partbook: First half of 16th century
| Archive | Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département de la Musique, Paris, France (F-Pn) |
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| Shelfmark | Rés. Vmd 32 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | None / Unknown |
| Measurements | 104 x 155 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 27 compositions, 5 from 6 composers, 22 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of brown leather over boards, tooled in gold with ornamental borders, fleurs-de-lis, and inscription 'ALTUS.'
Watermark
Only portions of watermark visible: anchor in circle(?), with fleur-de-lis.
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
staff height 9mm, 5 staves per page
Foliation
Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces
Foliation
No foliation or pagination.
Decoration
Inked calligraphic initials
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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8 motets, 17 Italian secular pieces = 25
(Arcadelt)-1, (Jaquet of Mantua/Lupus)-1, (Jhan of Ferrara)-1, (Lhéritier)-1, Verdelot/(Richafort)-1, anon-20
1 paper partbook (A-33 + iii folios), 104 x 155, forming manuscript addition at end of collection of 10 printed altus partbooks (= Rés. Mus. Vmd. 22-31). No foliation or pagination; original numbering of pieces, 1-25. Ff. [25-33'] have blank staves only, except for some musical scribblings on f. [25] and f. [28]. Original covers of brown leather over boards, tooled in gold with ornamental borders, fleurs-de-lis, and inscription "ALTUS." No index. Copied by a single scribe. Staff height 9. Inked calligraphic initials. Only portions of watermark visible: anchor in circle(?), with fleur-de-lis.
First half of 16th century (ca. 1530-40?). Presumably copied in northern Italy.
Vol 4
Composers: Add "(G. Fogliano)-1 "; change "anon-20" to "anon-19."
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‡ denotes primary source study
Fenlon, Iain. 1985. Script and Print: The Oxford-Paris Partbooks. Renaissance Studies in Honor of Craig Hugh Smyth, 581-9. Florence. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Fenlon, Iain, and James Haar. 1980. A New Source for the Early Madrigal. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 33: 164-80. Pages: 179. Notes: mention of MS.
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François-Pierre Goy
Monday, 2 March, 2020
Shelfmark corrected to Rés. Vmd 32
DIAMM, 2016
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Watermark Note; Notation Note; Ruling Note; Foliation Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note
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