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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').
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) |
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| Shelfmark | Français 1596 |
| Image Availability | The images on this record are linked using IIIF. |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 249 x 187 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 6 compositions, 5 from 4 composers, 1 is anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
New cardboard covers; leather spine, with inscription 'CHANSONS NOTEES' stamped in gold.
Notation
black void mensural
Date
numbers on f. 2 ('MCCC LVIII,' '1496,' '7617') are 17th-century library catalogue numbers; '1496' sometimes erroneously interpreted as a date.
Foliation
Modern ink foliation, 1-10
Decoration
Inked calligraphic initials, several decorated with faces.
Surface
parchment
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").
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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