A colllection of music for Holy Week, including Corteccia's complete responsories. Copied by a single scribe, except for falsobordone psalms, which are later additions in a different hand. Probably copied in Pistoia, for use by cathedral choir.

One gathering apparently lost from beginning at early date; replaced by single bifolio (= new pp. 1-4).

Rebound in covers of cream-colored parchment over cardboard; several folios in second and third gatherings now bound in incorrect sequence

Watermarks in main body of manuscript resemble Briquet #208, #4833, and #4844 (Crawford); watermark on original flyleaf (grape cluster with initials 'O C A') not in Briquet

black void mensural

Staff height 25

Modern pencil pagination, A-B + 1-262; original ink foliation on upper right rectos, 1-11 (= new pp. 1-21); modern ink foliation on lower left versos, 1-22 (= new pp. 106-148) and 1-9 (= new pp. 174-190)

Inked calligraphic initials

paper

The holdings of the Archivio Capitolare di Pistoia are being digitized and put online by the Chapter Archives. It is intended that the manuscript in its entirety will be online in this initiative.

3 canticles, 2 psalms, 10 Lamentations, 2 Passions, 33 motets = 50 + 6 falsobordone psalms (later additions) = 56

(Carpentras)-3, (Corteccia)-31, S. Giovannini-2, A. Layolle? [dell'Aiolle musico: già]-1, (Morales)-1, Rampollini-1, Ruffo-4, anon-13

iii + i + 131 + iii paper folios, 475 x 365. One gathering apparently lost from beginning at early date; replaced by single bifolio (= new pp. 1-4). Modern pencil pagination, A-B + 1-262; original ink foliation on upper right rectos, 1-11 (= new pp. 1-21); modern ink foliation on lower left versos, 1-22 (= new pp. 106-148) and 1-9 (= new pp. 174-190). Pp. 252-261 have blank staves only. Rebound in covers of cream-colored parchment over cardboard; several folios in second and third gatherings now bound in incorrect sequence. No index. Copied by a single scribe, except for falsobordone psalms, which are later additions in a different hand. Staff height 25. Inked calligraphic initials. Watermarks in main body of manuscript resemble Briquet #208, #4833, and #4844 (Crawford); watermark on original flyleaf (grape cluster with initials "O C A") not in Briquet. All music is for Holy Week.

Late 16th or early 17th century (FabbriU). Probably copied in Pistoia, for use by cathedral choir.

Vol 4

Contents: Change "33 motets" to "32 motets"; change total number of pieces from "56" to "55 + 1 duplicate = 56."

Composers: Change "(Corteccia)-31" to "(Corteccia)-30"; change "(Morales)-1" to "(Morales)-6"; change "anon-13" to "anon-8."

Physical: Pp. 252-262 have blank staves only.