V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 155

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1538-60

Archive	Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican (V-CVbav)
Shelfmark	MS Capp. Sist. 155
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	633 x 448 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: VatS 155 olim (Former shelfmark): I-Rvat MS Capp. Sist. 155
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	Parvus, Johannes Music
Relationships	Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina) (copied at)
External Links	Images
External Authorities	RISM Online (sources/857000139)
Provenance	Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina) , Rome, Italy
Contents	Contains 19 compositions from 3 composers.

General Description

Composite of originally separate fascicles assembled c. 1560 (BraunerP). Copied by Johannes Parvus (LlorCS). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.

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Binding

Rebound in modem covers of vellum over boards, but dark parchment from original binding pasted over newer vellum

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Watermark

crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star (not in Briquet; see BraunerP for other manuscripts with same mark)

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Notation

black void mensural

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Ruling

Staff height 28

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Foliation

Original ink foliation, i-lxxxii, on upper right rectos; dodern pencil foliation, 1-83, on lower center rectos (excludes front modern flyleaf, original index fragment, and rear modern flyleaf)

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Decoration

Inked calligraphic initial

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Index

Front original flyleaf bears index, but is fragmentary; lists Masses in order of appearance.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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4 Masses

Arcadelt-2, Jaquet of Mantua-1, Sermisy [Claudin]-1

ii + i + 82 + i paper folios, 633 x 448. (Front original flyleaf, with index, is fragment only, ca. 170 x 448). Composite of originally separate fascicles assembled ca. 1560 (BraunerP). Original ink foliation, i-lxxxii, on upper right rectos. Modern pencil foliation, 1-83, on lower center rectos (excludes front modern flyleaf, original index fragment, and rear modern flyleaf). Rebound in modem covers of vellum over boards, but dark parchment from original binding pasted over newer vellum. Original index (see above) lists Masses in order of appearance.

Copied by Johannes Parvus (LlorCS); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Staff height 28. Inked calligraphic initials. Watermark: crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star (not in Briquet; see BraunerP for other manuscripts with same mark).

Ca. 1538-60 (BraunerP). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
2v–4	Missa de Beata Virgine: Kyrie	Arcadelt (index)	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Missa de Beata Virgine: Kyrie Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 2v–4 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Arcadelt (index) Number of voices: 4
4v–8	Missa de Beata Virgine: Gloria	-	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Missa de Beata Virgine: Gloria Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 4v–8 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 4
8v–16	Missa de Beata Virgine: Credo	-	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Missa de Beata Virgine: Credo Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 8v–16 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 4
16v–20	Missa de Beata Virgine: Sanctus	-	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Missa de Beata Virgine: Sanctus Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 16v–20 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Number of voices: 4
20v–22	Missa de Beata Virgine: Agnus Dei	-	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Missa de Beata Virgine: Agnus Dei Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 20v–22 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 4
23v–24	Missa Domini est terra: Kyrie	Claudin	Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562)
Missa Domini est terra: Kyrie Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562) Appears on: 23v–24 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Claudin Number of voices: 4
24v–26	Missa Domini est terra: Gloria	-	Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562)
Missa Domini est terra: Gloria Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562) Appears on: 24v–26 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 4
26v–30	Missa Domini est terra: Credo	-	Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562)
Missa Domini est terra: Credo Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562) Appears on: 26v–30 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 4
30v–34	Missa Domini est terra: Sanctus	-	Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562)
Missa Domini est terra: Sanctus Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562) Appears on: 30v–34 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Number of voices: 4
34v–36	Missa Domini est terra: Sanctus	-	Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562)
Missa Domini est terra: Sanctus Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562) Appears on: 34v–36 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Number of voices: 4
37v–40	Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Kyrie	Jacquet	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Kyrie Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) Appears on: 37v–40 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Jacquet Number of voices: 5
40v–44	Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Gloria	-	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Gloria Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) Appears on: 40v–44 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 5
44v–51	Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Credo	-	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Credo Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) Appears on: 44v–51 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 5
51v–55	Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Sanctus	-	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Sanctus Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) Appears on: 51v–55 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Number of voices: 5
55v–59	Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Agnus Dei	-	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)
Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Agnus Dei Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559) Appears on: 55v–59 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 5
60v–63	Missa Ave regina (5vv): Kyrie	Arcadelt	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Missa Ave regina (5vv): Kyrie Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 60v–63 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Arcadelt Number of voices: 5
63v–68	Missa Ave regina (5vv): Gloria	-	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Missa Ave regina (5vv): Gloria Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 63v–68 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 5
68v–76	Missa Ave regina (5vv): Credo	-	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Missa Ave regina (5vv): Credo Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 68v–76 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 5
76v–80	Missa Ave regina (5vv): Sanctus	-	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Missa Ave regina (5vv): Sanctus Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 76v–80 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Number of voices: 5
80v–83	Missa Ave regina (5vv): Agnus Dei	-	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)
Missa Ave regina (5vv): Agnus Dei Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568) Appears on: 80v–83 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary Number of voices: 5-6

Composer	Compositions
Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507-1568)	Missa Ave regina (5vv): Agnus Dei – 80v–83 Missa Ave regina (5vv): Credo – 68v–76 Missa Ave regina (5vv): Gloria – 63v–68 Missa Ave regina (5vv): Kyrie – 60v–63 Missa Ave regina (5vv): Sanctus – 76v–80 Missa de Beata Virgine: Agnus Dei – 20v–22 Missa de Beata Virgine: Credo – 8v–16 Missa de Beata Virgine: Gloria – 4v–8 Missa de Beata Virgine: Kyrie – 2v–4 Missa de Beata Virgine: Sanctus – 16v–20
Mantua, Jacquet de (1483-1559)	Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Agnus Dei – 55v–59 Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Credo – 44v–51 Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Gloria – 40v–44 Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Kyrie – 37v–40 Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Sanctus – 51v–55
Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490-1562)	Missa Domini est terra: Credo – 26v–30 Missa Domini est terra: Gloria – 24v–26 Missa Domini est terra: Kyrie – 23v–24 Missa Domini est terra: Sanctus – 34v–36 Missa Domini est terra: Sanctus – 30v–34

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Missa Ave regina (5vv): Agnus Dei	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	80v–83
Missa Ave regina (5vv): Credo	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	68v–76
Missa Ave regina (5vv): Gloria	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	63v–68
Missa Ave regina (5vv): Kyrie	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	60v–63
Missa Ave regina (5vv): Sanctus	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	76v–80
Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Agnus Dei	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)	55v–59
Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Credo	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)	44v–51
Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Gloria	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)	40v–44
Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Kyrie	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)	37v–40
Missa Chiare dolci e fresche acque: Sanctus	Mantua, Jacquet de (1483–1559)	51v–55
Missa de Beata Virgine: Agnus Dei	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	20v–22
Missa de Beata Virgine: Credo	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	8v–16
Missa de Beata Virgine: Gloria	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	4v–8
Missa de Beata Virgine: Kyrie	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	2v–4
Missa de Beata Virgine: Sanctus	Arcadelt, Jacques (ca. 1507–1568)	16v–20
Missa Domini est terra: Credo	Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562)	26v–30
Missa Domini est terra: Gloria	Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562)	24v–26
Missa Domini est terra: Kyrie	Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562)	23v–24
Missa Domini est terra: Sanctus	Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562)	30v–34
Missa Domini est terra: Sanctus	Sermisy, Claudin de (ca. 1490–1562)	34v–36

‡ denotes primary source study

Brauner, Mitchell Paul. 1982. The Parvus Manuscripts: A Study of Vatican Polyphony, ca. 1535 to 1580. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 177ff, 372, 381-2, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Jackson, Philip T, and George Edward Nugent (editors). 1971-. Jachet of Mantua: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 54. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, xii-xiii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Allaire, Gaston Georges, and Isabelle Anne-Marie Cazeaux (editors). 1970. Claudin de Sermisy: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 52. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: V, xii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Seay, Albert (editor). 1965-70. Jacobi Arcadelt: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 31. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, vi. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1960. Capellae Sixtinae Codices. Vatican City. Pages: 182-3. Notes: physical description; contents list.

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, 114, 143, 166. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; incipits.

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