Copied by Martín Pérez (NooneT). Copied in Toledo, for use by cathedral choir.
E-Tc Ms. 17
Archivio y Biblioteca Capitulares de la Catedral Metropolitana, Toledo, Spain
manuscript of polyphony: 1550-1
| Archive | Archivio y Biblioteca Capitulares de la Catedral Metropolitana, Toledo, Spain (E-Tc) |
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| Shelfmark | Ms. 17 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 720 x 500 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 17 compositions from 15 composers. |
General Description
Physical Description
Some folios mutilated due to removal of decorative initials and miniatures.
Binding
Original covers of brown tooled leather over wooden boards.
Notation
black void mensural
Date
1550-1 (dates in manuscript).
Foliation
Original ink foliation, i-xcix (f. xxvi now missing).
Decoration
Illuminated miniatures and borders; painted initials and inked initials in various colours. Voice designations and attributions appear within decorative scroll designs. Coat of arms of Diego López de Ayala, canon of Toledo cathedral, on f. 1'; coat of arms of Juan Martínez Silíceo, Archbishop of Toledo 1546-57, originally appeared at top of f. 1', but later cut out. Most decoration is work of Francisco de Buitrago (NooneT).
Index
Original index on f. 1 lists all pieces in order of appearance, with attributions.
Surface
parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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17 motets (2 incomplete)
Conseil [Concilio]/(Jaquet of Mantua)-1, Escobedo/(Morales)-1, Hellinck [Lupus]/(Senfl/Verdelot)-1, Josquin-1, Lhéritier/(Jaquet of Mantua/Willaert)-1, Morales-10, Morales/(Jaquet of Mantua/Rore)-1, Verdelot/Richafort)-1
i + 98 + i parchment folios, 720 x 500. Some folios mutilated due to removal of decorative initials and miniatures. Original ink foliation, i-xcix (f. xxvi now missing). Original covers of brown tooled leather over wooden boards. Original index on f. 1 lists all pieces in order of appearance, with attributions. Copied by Martín Pérez (NooneT); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Illuminated miniatures and borders; painted initials and inked initials in various colors. Voice designations and attributions appear within decorative scroll designs. Coat of arms of Diego López de Ayala, canon of Toledo cathedral, on f. 1'; coat of arms of Juan Martínez Silíceo, Archbishop of Toledo 1546-57, originally appeared at top of f. 1', but later cut out. Most decoration is work of Francisco de Buitrago (NooneT).
1550-1 (dates in manuscript). Copied in Toledo, for use by cathedral choir.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Reynaud, François. 1996. La Polyphonie Tolédane et son milieu des premiers témoignages aux environs de 1600. Paris/Turnhout.
Noone, Michael John. 1982. Andrés de Torrentes (1510-1580), Spanish Polyphonist and Chapelmaster: Opera Omnia, Biography and Source Study. University of Sydney, Unpublished Masters dissertation. Pages: I, 38, 40, 44. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.
Lewis, Mary Stuart. 1979. Antonio Gardane and His Publications of Sacred Music, 1538-55. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 335, 349-51, 396, 421, 451, 477, 810. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Nugent, George Edward. 1973. The Jacquet Motets and Their Authors. Princeton University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 138, 147, 169. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Stevenson, Robert. 1973. The Toledo Manuscript Polyphonic Choirbooks and some other lost or little known Flemish Sources. Fontes Artis Musicae, 20: 87-107. Pages: 95-101, 106. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Perkins, Leeman L (editor). 1969. Johannis Lhéritier: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 48. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: xlv. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial).
Böker-Heil, Norbert. 1967. Die Motetten von Philippe Verdelot. Frankfurt am Main. Pages: 312-6. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial).
Stevenson, Robert. 1961. Spanish Cathedral Music in the Golden Age. Berkeley and Los Angeles. Pages: 32, 313. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).
Smijers, Albert (editor). 1926-64. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Motetten. Amsterdam. Pages: XIV, xli-xliii) 27ff, Facs. 10 XX, 21, 139-45). Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).
Rubio Piqueras, Felipe. 1925. Códices Polifónicos Toledanos. Toledo. Pages: 33-4. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
Trend, J B. 1925. Cristobal Morales. Music and Letters, 6: 19-34. Pages: 30, 33. Notes: contents list (partial); transcription (partial).
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Physical Description Note; Binding Note; Notation Note; Date Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Contents 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