A Discantus partbook from a set of six volumes. First three Masses copied by a single scribe; last Mass copied by second scribe on different paper. Copied in Regensburg.

Original parchment covers cut from liturgical book with red and blue initials; voice designations inscribed in ink. Each cover also bears different Latin inscription (e.g., 'Cygnis vicina morte solito dulcius canit:' on Discantus cover).

(1) crown?; (2) bear with outstretched tongue (not in Briquet).

black void mensural

Staff height 12 (14 for last Mass).

No foliation or pagination

Plain red inked initials; headings and text incipits also in red

Paper

4 Masses

Crecquillon-1, Vaet-1, anon-2

6 paper partbooks (DATB-ii + 30 + ii folios each, Q-ii + 22 + ii, S-ii + 34 + ii), 160 x 215. No foliation or pagination. Blank folios, or blank staves only— D: [12', 18-30']; A: [14', 21-30']; T: [13', 19-30']; B: [17-30']; Q: [12', 17'-22']; S: [19-34']; front and back flyleaves in each book. Original parchment covers cut from liturgical book with red and blue initials; voice designations inscribed in ink. Each cover also bears different Latin inscription (e.g., "Cygnis vicina morte solito dulcius canit:" on D cover). No index. First three Masses copied by a single scribe; last Mass copied by second scribe on different paper. Staff height 12 (14 for last Mass). Plain red inked initials; headings and text incipits also in red. Watermarks: (1) crown?; (2) bear with outstretched tongue (not in Briquet).

1554-5 (dates in manuscript). Copied in Regensburg. Inscription at beginning of B: "In Gratiam Carissimi ac Nobilis viri / D[omi]ni Carolis Villingeri Baroni / a Schonenberg: Ratispone scri/bebat, faciebatque Thomas / Criquellonius An° .1.5.4.6. /.1.5.5.4. /28 Septr./.S. .C."