Apparently the only surviving remnants of a larger musical manuscript. Staves apparently ruled at time of illumination, but no music entered. At considerably later time, six scribes copied present musical contents. Presumably copied in France.
US-R Vault ML96/M2942
Sibley Musical Library, Rochester, New York, United States
fragment: Mid 16th century
| Archive | Sibley Musical Library, Rochester, New York, United States (US-R) |
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| Shelfmark | Vault ML96/M2942 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | None |
| Measurements | 250 x 170 mm |
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| Inventory | This MS has not yet been inventoried by DIAMM. If you would like to submit an inventory, please send it to diamm@music.ox.ac.uk |
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General Description
Binding
Rebound in modern parchment covers
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
No foliation or pagination
Decoration
Each page has illuminated floral borders, of 15th-century Burgundian origin. There are a few small plain inked initials.
Surface
parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 motet (incomplete), 3 French sacred pieces (2 incomplete), 1 French secular piece = 5*
*Contents also include 2 monophonie pieces with sacred Latin text.
Anonymous
8 parchment folios, 250 x 170. Apparently the only surviving remnants of a larger musical manuscript. No foliation or pagination. Rebound in modern parchment covers. No index. Each page has illuminated floral borders, of 15th-century Burgundian origin; staves apparently ruled at time of illumination, but no music entered. At considerably later time, six scribes copied present musical contents, in white mensural notation (except for one monophonic piece, in chant notation). A few small plain inked initials.
Mid 16th century? Presumably copied in France.
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DIAMM, 2016
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation 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