Main corpus copied by one principal scribe and one additional scribe; later additions by two other scribes. Copied in northern Italy; one or more pieces probably added after manuscript reached Treviso, in late 16th century. Originally 127 folios or more.
I-TVd 25
Biblioteca Capitolare del Duomo di Treviso, Treviso, Italy
manuscript of polyphony: ca. 1560-75, with a few additions in late 16th century.
| Archive | Biblioteca Capitolare del Duomo di Treviso, Treviso, Italy (I-TVd) |
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| Shelfmark | 25 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 447x 365 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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| Contents | Contains 19 compositions, 14 from 9 composers, 5 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of brown boards; leather(?) spine and clasps now missing.
Watermark
crown surmounted by six-pointed star (not in Briquet)
Notation
Monophonic music and incipits of some polyphonic pieces in square chant notation; all other music in black void mensural notation
Ruling
Staff height 19
Foliation
Original ink foliation, I-LXXV (ff. III, X, LXV-LXVII now missing) + new pencil foliation, 76-126. (Arabic numbers used throughout DIAMM inventory.)
Decoration
Inked calligraphic initials, some decorated with drawings of animals, birds, and human faces.
Index
Index of composers pasted inside front cover.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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44 hymns (3 incomplete), 41 motets* (1 incomplete), 2 textless pieces (1 incomplete), 1 piece with unidentified incipit = 88**
*Some on antiphon texts, with chant incipits.
**Contents also include 19 monophonic antiphons and Mass Proper sections.
Chamaterò-9, Contini-6, Johann Flori [Jo. Florio]-1, Hoste da Reggio [Hosti]-2, Ivo de Vento [Yvo]-1, Jaquet of Mantua [Jachet]-2, Kerle-7, Nasco-9, (C. Porta)-1, Phinot-1, Ruffo-1, Willaert-6, anon-42
121 paper folios of an original 127 or more, 447 x 365. Original ink foliation, I-LXXV (ff. III, X, LXV-LXVII now missing; f. XXXVII appears twice) + new pencil foliation, 76-126. Original covers of brown boards; leather(?) spine and clasps now missing. Index of composers pasted inside front cover. Monophonic music and incipits of some polyphonic pieces in square chant notation; all other music in white mensural notation. Main corpus copied by one principal scribe and one additional scribe; later additions by two other scribes. Staff height 19. Inked calligraphic initials, some decorated with drawings of animals, birds, and human faces. Watermark: crown surmounted by six-pointed star (not in Briquet).
Ca. 1560-75, with a few additions in late 16th century. Main corpus copied in northern Italy; one or more pieces probably added after manuscript reached Treviso, in late 16th century.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Ferer, Mary Tiffany. 1976. The Feast of St. John the Baptist: Its Background and Celebration in Renaissance Polyphony. University of Illinois, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 154, 191-2, 196, 219-23, 313, 319. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial); transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Lockwood, Lewis Henry. 1970. The Counter-Reformation and the Masses of Vincenzo Ruffo. Venice. Pages: 261. Notes: contents list (partial).
d'Alessi, Giovanni. 1954. La Cappella musicale del Duomo di Treviso. Vedelago (Treviso). Pages: 185, 209-18. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).
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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; Watermark Note; Notation Note; Ruling 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