Composite of originally separate fascicles assembled by Johannes Parvus c. 1560 (BraunerP). Copied by Johannes Parvus (LlorCS). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.
V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 154
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1543-60
| Archive | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican (V-CVbav) |
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| Shelfmark | MS Capp. Sist. 154 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 635 x 460 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 20 compositions from 5 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Rebound in 1982, incorporating dark parchment of original covers, with modern white spine.
Watermark
crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star (two variants, neither in Briquet; see BraunerP for other manuscripts with same marks).
Notation
black void mensural
Date
Ca. 1543-60 (BraunerP)
Ruling
Staff height 27.5-28.0
Foliation
Original ink foliation, i-xciiii, on upper right rectos (excludes front original flyleaf, last original folio, and rear original flyleaf). Modern pencilil foliation, 1-97, on lower center rectos (excludes first three modern flyleaves, rear original flyleaf, and rear modern flyleaves). Modern foliation cited here.
Decoration
Illuminated miniatures and initials on ff. 3'-4 include coat of arms of Pope Julius III (1487-1555); miniature on f. 25' (= Agnus III of Josquin's Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales) depicts warrior armed with sword slaying a dragon. Other folios have inked calligraphic initials, or have no initials or decoration.
Index
Original index on f. 2' lists pieces in order of appearance.
Surface
paper
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4 Masses
Billon-1, Josquin-1, (La Rue)-1, Morales-1
iv + i + 95 + i + ii paper folios, 635 x 460. Composite of originally separate fascicles assembled by Johannes Parvus ca. 1560 (BraunerP). Original ink foliation, i-xciiii, on upper right rectos (excludes front original flyleaf, last original folio, and rear original flyleaf). Modern pencilil foliation, 1-97, on lower center rectos (excludes first three modern flyleaves, rear original flyleaf, and rear modern flyleaves). Modern foliation cited here. Rebound in 1982, incorporating dark parchment of original covers, with modern white spine. Original index on f. 2' lists pieces in order of appearance.
Copied by Johannes Parvus (LlorCS); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Staff height 27.5-28.0. Illuminated miniatures and initials on ff. 3'-4 include coat of arms of Pope Julius III (1487-1555); miniature on f. 25' (= Agnus III of Josquin's Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales) depicts warrior armed with sword slaying a dragon. Other folios have inked calligraphic initials, or have no initials or decoration. Watermarks: crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star (two variants, neither in Briquet; see BraunerP for other manuscripts with same marks).
Ca. 1543-60 (BraunerP). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Rodin, Jesse. 2005. Finishing Josquin’s “Unfinished” Mass: A Case of Stylistic Imitation in the Cappella Sistina. Journal of Musicology, vol 22, no 3: 412-453. Notes: the omission of the Et in spiritum sanctum from the Credo of Josquin's mass L'homme armé super voces musicales, in all other sources, and the inclusion of an (anonymous?) Et in spiritum sanctum in the appropriate spot in this source only.
Roth, Adalbert. 1998. Liturgical (and Paraliturgical) Music in the Papal Chapel towards the End of the Fifteenth Century: A Repertory in Embryo. Papal Music and Musicians in Late Medieval and Renaissance Rome, edited by Adalbert Roth, 125-37. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Brauner, Mitchell Paul. 1982. The Parvus Manuscripts: A Study of Vatican Polyphony, ca. 1535 to 1580. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 51ff, 151ff, 371, 381-4, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Benthem, Jaap van. 1976. Kompositorisches Verfahren in Josquins Proportionskanon Agnus Dei. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 26: 9-16. Pages: 12-3. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1960. Capellae Sixtinae Codices. Vatican City. Pages: 181-2. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1958-61. Miniaturas de Vincent Raymond en los Manuscritos Musicales de la Capilla Sixtina. Miscelânea en Homenaje a Monsenor Higinio Angles, 475-98. Barcelona. Pages: 489, 494. Notes: physical description (partial).
Robijns, Jozef. 1954. Pierre de la Rue (Circa 1460-1518): Een Bio-Bibliographische Studie. Brussels. Pages: 159. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: II, 1350; XI, 752. Notes: physical description (partial).
Anglès, Higinio (editor). 1941-1971. Monumentos de la Mùsica Espanola. Madrid (later Barcelona, later Rome). Pages: XI, 59, 72, Facs. 11. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial).
Smijers, Albert (editor). 1927-56. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Missen. Amsterdam. Pages: I, xii-xxiv. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).
Haberl, Franz Xavier. 1888 R 1971. Bibliographischer und Thematischer Musikkatalog des Päpstlichen Kapellarchives im Vatikan zu Rom. Supplement to Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, 19: . Pages: 41, 118, 124-5, 148. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; incipits.
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