V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 198

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1578-9

Archive	Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Rome, Italy (V-CVbav)
Shelfmark	MS Capp. Sist. 198
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source. Please refer to the external links for image availability.
Surface	Mixed Paper and Parchment
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	480 x 379 (New ff. 2-9 measure 479 x 375; ff. 74-89 measure 435 x 288) mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: VatS 198 olim (Former shelfmark): I-Rvat MS Capp. Sist. 198
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	Orfeo, Luca Music Parvus, Johannes Music
Relationships	Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina) (copied at)
External Links	images
External Authorities	RISM Online (sources/857000176)
Provenance	Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina) , Rome, Italy
Contents	15 pieces from 4 composers

General Description

Composite of originally separate fascicles assembled in present form in 17th or early 18th century. Polyphony copied by seven scribes, including Luca Orfeo (ff. 10'-25) and Johannes Parvus (ff. 52'-73) (BraunerP). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.

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Physical Description

Many folios in poor condition due to ink corrosion; some music now illegible.

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Binding

Covers of medium brown leather over boards, gold tooled with decorative designs; no clasps or bosses. Covers date from 18th century (LlorCS), but decoration imitates earlier style.

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Watermark

on ff. 52-73: 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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Foliation

Some folios have original foliation; modern foliation, 1-92, on lower center rectos (excludes first flyleaf) replaces earlier defective modern foliation on lower right rectos

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Decoration

Inked initials, most in calligraphic style, some in plain block style

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Surface

ii paper + 8 parchment + 82 paper + i paper

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14 Lamentations + 1 duplicate = 15*

*Contents also include 4 monophonic Mass Proper sections (ff. 2-8'), not taken into account here.

(C. Festa)-1, C. Festa/(Morales)-1, Morales-3, Palestrina-3, anon-6

ii paper + 8 parchment + 82 paper + i paper folios, 480 x 379. (New ff. 2-9 measure 479 x 375; ff. 74-89 measure 435 x 288). Composite of originally separate fascicles assembled in present form in 17th or early 18th century. Many folios in poor condition due to ink corrosion; some music now illegible. Some folios have original foliation; modern foliation, 1-92, on lower center rectos (excludes first flyleaf) replaces earlier defective modern foliation on lower right rectos. Covers of medium brown leather over boards, gold tooled with decorative designs; no clasps or bosses. Covers date from 18th century (LlorCS), but decoration imitates earlier style. No index. Polyphony copied by seven scribes, including Luca Orfeo (ff. 10'-25) and Johannes Parvus (ff. 52'-73) (BraunerP); see general index for other manuscripts copied by Orfeo and Parvus. Inked initials, most in calligraphic style, some in plain block style. Watermark on ff. 52-73: crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star (not in Briquet; see BraunerP for other manuscripts with same mark).

Ca. 1578-9 (ff. 52'-73) (BraunerP); other fascicles with polyphony copied in late 16th or early 17th century. 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)
10v–13r	Lamentations (D3). Quomodo sedet sola	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?)
Lamentations (D3). Quomodo sedet sola Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?) Appears on: 10v–13r Genres: Lamentations Concordances attributed (incorrectly?) to Morales in Bologna San Francisco M.V.XX.1 Item Bibliography Del Sol, Manuel. 2014. Lamentaciones de Cristobal de Morales: Historia y Autenticidad. Revista de Musicologia, 107-139.
14v–17r	Lamentations (D5) - Vau. Et egressus est	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?)
Lamentations (D5) - Vau. Et egressus est Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?) Appears on: 14v–17r Genres: Lamentations Concordances attributed (incorrectly?) to Morales in Bologna San Francisco M.V.XX.1 Item Bibliography Del Sol, Manuel. 2014. Lamentaciones de Cristobal de Morales: Historia y Autenticidad. Revista de Musicologia, 107-139.
17v–21r	Lamentations (D6): Iod. Manum suam misit	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?)
Lamentations (D6): Iod. Manum suam misit Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?) Appears on: 17v–21r Genres: Lamentations Concordances attributed (incorrectly?) to Morales in Bologna San Francisco M.V.XX.1 Item Bibliography Del Sol, Manuel. 2014. Lamentaciones de Cristobal de Morales: Historia y Autenticidad. Revista de Musicologia, 107-139.
22v–25	Lamentations bk.1/5 - Lamed. Matribus suis - Mem. Cui comparabo - Jerusalem convertere	Palestrina	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Lamentations bk.1/5 - Lamed. Matribus suis - Mem. Cui comparabo - Jerusalem convertere Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 22v–25 Genres: Lamentations Source Attribution: Palestrina
26v–31	Lamentations bk.3/1 - Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae - Aleph. Quomodo sedet	Palestrina	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Lamentations bk.3/1 - Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae - Aleph. Quomodo sedet Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 26v–31 Genres: Lamentations Source Attribution: Palestrina
31v–36	Lamentations bk.3/4 - De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae - Heth. Cogitavit	-	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)
Lamentations bk.3/4 - De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae - Heth. Cogitavit Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594) Appears on: 31v–36 Genres: Lamentations
36v–40	De lamentatione Jermeiae prophetae - Cogitavit Dominus dissipare	-	Anonymous
De lamentatione Jermeiae prophetae - Cogitavit Dominus dissipare Anonymous Appears on: 36v–40 Genres: Lamentations
40v–44	De lamentatione Jermeiae prophetae - Heth. Cogitavit Dominus dissipare	-	Anonymous
De lamentatione Jermeiae prophetae - Heth. Cogitavit Dominus dissipare Anonymous Appears on: 40v–44 Genres: Lamentations
46v–51	Lamentations (D9) - Heth. Cogitavit Dominus	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?)
Lamentations (D9) - Heth. Cogitavit Dominus Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?) Appears on: 46v–51 Genres: Lamentations Concordances attributed (incorrectly?) to Morales in Bologna San Francisco M.V.XX.1 Item Bibliography Del Sol, Manuel. 2014. Lamentaciones de Cristobal de Morales: Historia y Autenticidad. Revista de Musicologia, 107-139.
52v–55	Lamentations (1): Coph. Vocavi amicus meos et ipsi Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Lamentations (1): Coph. Vocavi amicus meos et ipsi Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 52v–55 Genres: Lamentations, Motet General Note Text: Vau. Et egressus est Concordances I-Fn Magl. 56 (12v-16r) F-PAbm 6829 (82v-85r) E-Bbc 708 (25v-27r) E-Bbc 1967 (184v-189r)
55v–60	Lamentations (2): Num. Vigilavit jugum iniquitatum	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Lamentations (2): Num. Vigilavit jugum iniquitatum Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 55v–60 Genres: Lamentations, Motet General Note Text: Iod. Manum suam misit Concordances E-Zac 34 (Tenor) (121r-122v) E-VAar 3016 (48v-50) MEX-Pc 1 (103v-108)
60v–64	Lamentations (3): Phe - Sin - Res - Jerusalem convertere	-	Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Lamentations (3): Phe - Sin - Res - Jerusalem convertere Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545) Appears on: 60v–64 Genres: Lamentations, Liturgical work, Motet General Note Text: Lamed. Matribus suis dixerunt
64v–68	Lamentations (3): Phe. Expandit Sion manus suas	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Lamentations (3): Phe. Expandit Sion manus suas Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 64v–68 Genres: Lamentations, Liturgical work, Motet General Note Text: Aleph. Ego vir videns
69v–73	Lamentations (7): Lamed — Gimel — Zain — Jerusalem convertere	-	Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)
Lamentations (7): Lamed — Gimel — Zain — Jerusalem convertere Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545) Appears on: 69v–73 Genres: Lamentations, Motet General Note Text: Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum
74v–80	De lamentatione Jermeiae prophetae - Heth. Misericordiae Domini	-	Anonymous
De lamentatione Jermeiae prophetae - Heth. Misericordiae Domini Anonymous Appears on: 74v–80 Genres: Lamentations

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	De lamentatione Jermeiae prophetae - Cogitavit Dominus dissipare – 36v–40 De lamentatione Jermeiae prophetae - Heth. Cogitavit Dominus dissipare – 40v–44 De lamentatione Jermeiae prophetae - Heth. Misericordiae Domini – 74v–80
Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)	Lamentations (3): Phe - Sin - Res - Jerusalem convertere – 60v–64 Lamentations (7): Lamed — Gimel — Zain — Jerusalem convertere – 69v–73
Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	Lamentations (1): Coph. Vocavi amicus meos et ipsi Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum – 52v–55 Lamentations (2): Num. Vigilavit jugum iniquitatum – 55v–60 Lamentations (3): Phe. Expandit Sion manus suas – 64v–68 (?) Lamentations (D3). Quomodo sedet sola – 10v–13r (?) Lamentations (D5) - Vau. Et egressus est – 14v–17r (?) Lamentations (D6): Iod. Manum suam misit – 17v–21r (?) Lamentations (D9) - Heth. Cogitavit Dominus – 46v–51
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	Lamentations bk.1/5 - Lamed. Matribus suis - Mem. Cui comparabo - Jerusalem convertere – 22v–25 Lamentations bk.3/1 - Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae - Aleph. Quomodo sedet – 26v–31 Lamentations bk.3/4 - De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae - Heth. Cogitavit – 31v–36

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
De lamentatione Jermeiae prophetae - Cogitavit Dominus dissipare	Anonymous	36v–40
De lamentatione Jermeiae prophetae - Heth. Cogitavit Dominus dissipare	Anonymous	40v–44
De lamentatione Jermeiae prophetae - Heth. Misericordiae Domini	Anonymous	74v–80
Lamentations (1): Coph. Vocavi amicus meos et ipsi Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	52v–55
Lamentations (2): Num. Vigilavit jugum iniquitatum	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	55v–60
Lamentations (3): Phe - Sin - Res - Jerusalem convertere	Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)	60v–64
Lamentations (3): Phe. Expandit Sion manus suas	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	64v–68
Lamentations (7): Lamed — Gimel — Zain — Jerusalem convertere	Festa, Costanzo (ca. 1485–1545)	69v–73
Lamentations (D3). Quomodo sedet sola	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?)	10v–13r
Lamentations (D5) - Vau. Et egressus est	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?)	14v–17r
Lamentations (D6): Iod. Manum suam misit	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?)	17v–21r
Lamentations (D9) - Heth. Cogitavit Dominus	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) (?)	46v–51
Lamentations bk.1/5 - Lamed. Matribus suis - Mem. Cui comparabo - Jerusalem convertere	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	22v–25
Lamentations bk.3/1 - Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae - Aleph. Quomodo sedet	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	26v–31
Lamentations bk.3/4 - De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae - Heth. Cogitavit	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525–1594)	31v–36

‡ denotes primary source study

Del Sol, Manuel. 2014. Lamentaciones de Cristobal de Morales: Historia y Autenticidad. Revista de Musicologia, 107-139.

Brauner, Mitchell Paul. 1982. The Parvus Manuscripts: A Study of Vatican Polyphony, ca. 1535 to 1580. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 12, 256ff, 349-53, 366, 372, 408, 418-20, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Main, Alexander, and Albert Seay (editors). 1962-. Costanza Festa: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: VI, xi-xiv, 64-79. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); texts (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1960. Capellae Sixtinae Codices. Vatican City. Pages: 214-5, 495-6. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipits (partial).

Haberl, Franz Xavier. 1888 R 1971. Bibliographischer und Thematischer Musikkatalog des Päpstlichen Kapellarchives im Vatikan zu Rom. Supplement to Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, . Pages: 49, 75, 89, 93, 96, 106, 133, 149. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial); incipits (partial).

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