F-Pnm Français 1596

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Paris, France

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1495

Archive	Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Paris, France (F-Pnm)
Shelfmark	Français 1596
Image Availability	The images on this record are linked using IIIF.
Surface	Parchment
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	249 x 187 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: ParisBNC 1596 olim (Former shelfmark): F-Pn fonds français 1596
Notations	black void mensural
Relationships	Marguerite d'Orléans (1492–1549) (owner) Louis XII (Louis d'Orléans) (1462–1515) (patron)
External Links	images IIIF Manifest
Provenance	Cognac, France
Contents	Contains 6 compositions, 5 from 4 composers, 1 is anonymous.

General Description

Copied by a single scribe. Copied in Cognac (WexMP); probably the only surviving remnant of an uncompleted chansonnier originally intended for use at the court of Louis d'Orléans (King Louis XII after 1498) (LitteMR). Given to Louis' niece, Marguerite d'Orléans (1492-1549), probably between 1504 and 1509, while Marguerite was living at Louis' court (inscriptions on f. 1': 'A Marguerite dorleans appartient cest livre' and 'Ce livre est a marguerte dorleans qui le trouvera silneprandrea vous qui mires par orgueil(?) voustre(?) face').

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Binding

New cardboard covers; leather spine, with inscription 'CHANSONS NOTEES' stamped in gold.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Date

numbers on f. 2 ('MCCC LVIII,' '1496,' '7617') are 17th-century library catalogue numbers; '1496' sometimes erroneously interpreted as a date.

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Foliation

Modern ink foliation, 1-10

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Decoration

Inked calligraphic initials, several decorated with faces.

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Surface

parchment

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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6 French secular pieces

(A. Agricola)-1, (Compère)-1, (Ockeghem)-1, (Prioris)-2, anon-1

ii + 10 + ii parchment folios, 249 x 187. Modern ink foliation, 1-10. Ff. 1 and 10 (= original flyleaves) blank, except for inscriptions on f. 1' (see below);

ff. 8'-9' have blank staves only. New cardboard covers; leather spine, with inscription "CHANSONS NOTEES" stamped in gold. No index. Copied by a single scribe. Staff height 14. Inked calligraphic initials, several decorated with faces. Numbers on f. 2 ("MCCC LVIII," "1496," "7617") are 17th-century library catalogue numbers; "1496" sometimes erroneously interpreted as a date.

Ca. 1495 (WexMP). Copied in Cognac (WexMP); probably the only surviving remnant of an uncompleted chansonnier originally intended for use at the court of Louis d'Orléans (King Louis XII after 1498) (LitteMR). Given to Louis' niece, Marguerite d'Orléans (1492-1549), probably between 1504 and 1509, while Marguerite was living at Louis' court (inscriptions on f. 1': "A Marguerite dorleans appartient cest livre" and "Ce livre est a marguerte dorleans qui le trouvera silneprandrea vous qui mires par orgueil(?) voustre(?) face").

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Number of voices	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
2v–3	Va t'en regrets celluy qui me convoyé	3	-	Compère, Loyset (ca. 1445–1518)
Va t'en regrets celluy qui me convoyé Compère, Loyset (ca. 1445–1518) Appears on: 2v–3 Genres: Chanson Number of voices: 3
3v–4	Oblier veult douleur et tristesse (= Carmen in sol)	3	-	Agricola, Alexander (ca. 1445–1506)
Oblier veult douleur et tristesse (= Carmen in sol) Agricola, Alexander (ca. 1445–1506) Appears on: 3v–4 Genres: Chanson Number of voices: 3
4v–5	Elle l'a pris, elle tient en sa liesse	3	-	Prioris, Johannes (Denis, Dionisius) (–1515)
Elle l'a pris, elle tient en sa liesse Prioris, Johannes (Denis, Dionisius) (–1515) Appears on: 4v–5 Genres: Chanson Number of voices: 3 General Note texted as "L l'a pris, L tient en sa liesse"
5v–6	C'est pour aimer	3	-	Prioris, Johannes (Denis, Dionisius) (–1515)
C'est pour aimer Prioris, Johannes (Denis, Dionisius) (–1515) Appears on: 5v–6 Genres: Chanson Number of voices: 3
6v–7	Vous, noblez cuers, qui mes regretz voyez	3	-	Anonymous
Vous, noblez cuers, qui mes regretz voyez Anonymous Appears on: 6v–7 Genres: Chanson Number of voices: 3
7v–8	Fors seulement contre ce que ay promis	3	-	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)
Fors seulement contre ce que ay promis Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497) Appears on: 7v–8 Genres: Chanson Number of voices: 3

Composer	Compositions
Agricola, Alexander (ca. 1445-1506)	Oblier veult douleur et tristesse (= Carmen in sol) – 3v–4
Anonymous	Vous, noblez cuers, qui mes regretz voyez – 6v–7
Compère, Loyset (ca. 1445-1518)	Va t'en regrets celluy qui me convoyé – 2v–3
Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410-1497)	Fors seulement contre ce que ay promis – 7v–8
Prioris, Johannes (Denis, Dionisius) (-1515)	C'est pour aimer – 5v–6 Elle l'a pris, elle tient en sa liesse – 4v–5

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
C'est pour aimer	Prioris, Johannes (Denis, Dionisius) (–1515)	5v–6
Elle l'a pris, elle tient en sa liesse	Prioris, Johannes (Denis, Dionisius) (–1515)	4v–5
Fors seulement contre ce que ay promis	Ockeghem, Jean de (ca. 1410–1497)	7v–8
Oblier veult douleur et tristesse (= Carmen in sol)	Agricola, Alexander (ca. 1445–1506)	3v–4
Va t'en regrets celluy qui me convoyé	Compère, Loyset (ca. 1445–1518)	2v–3
Vous, noblez cuers, qui mes regretz voyez	Anonymous	6v–7

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‡ denotes primary source study

Keahey, Thomas Herman, and Conrad Edward Mary Douglas (editors). 1982-85. Johannes Prioris: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 90. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: III,xiv-xv,94-5. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Picker, Martin. 1980. More 'Regret' Chansons for Marguerite d'Autriche. Musique naturelle et musique artificielle: In Memoriam Gustav Reese, Le Moyen Français, vol. 5. 81-101. Montreal. Pages: 82-4, 90-2. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Wexler, Richard. 1980. Music and Poetry in Renaissance Cognac. Musique naturelle et musique artificielle: In Memoriam Gustav Reese, Le Moyen Francais, vol. 5. 102-14. Montreal. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances; mention of MS; discussion.

Litterick, Louise. 1976. The Manuscript Royal 20. A. XVI of the British Library. New York University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 65-6, 76-80. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.

Wexler, Richard. 1974. The Complete Works of Johannes Prioris. . Pages: 223-6, 375, 523-32. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Picker, Martin. 1960. The Chanson Albums of Marguerite of Austria: Manuscripts 228 and 11239 of the Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Bruxelles. University of California at Berkeley, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 364-5. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Omont, Henri (editor). 1868-1902. Bibliothèque Nationale: Catalogue Général des Manuscrits Français. Paris. Pages: I, 270. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.

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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