Copied by Johannes Parvus (BraunerP). Copied in Rome, possibly for use at Church of Santa Maria Maggiore. Several gatherings now at beginning of VatSM 32 originally formed continuation of VatSM 36 (f. 85' of VatSM 36 and f. 1 of VatSM 32 were facing pages).
V-CVbav MS S. Maria Maggiore 36
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1566-7
| Archive | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican (V-CVbav) |
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| Shelfmark | MS S. Maria Maggiore 36 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 490 x 345 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 17 compositions from 2 composers. |
General Description
Physical Description
Some folios damaged by ink corrosion; some music now illegible
Binding
Rebound in modern covers of dark brown leather over boards
Watermark
crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star (see BraunerP for other manuscripts with same mark).
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 21
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-85, on upper center rectos (original flyleaf numbered as '1'; first folio numbered '1bis').
Decoration
Inked calligraphic initials.
Surface
paper
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17 Magnificats (1 fragmentary)
(C. Festa)-1, (Morales)-16
i + i + 85 + i paper folios, 490 x 345. Several gatherings now at beginning of VatSM 32 originally formed continuation of VatSM 36 (f. 85' of VatSM 36 and f. 1 of VatSM 32 were facing pages). Some folios damaged by ink corrosion; some music now illegible. Modern pencil foliation, 1-85, on upper center rectos (original flyleaf numbered as "1"; first folio numbered "1bis"). Rebound in modern covers of dark brown leather over boards. No index. Copied by Johannes Parvus (BraunerP); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Staff height 21. Inked calligraphic initials. Watermark: crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star (see BraunerP for other manuscripts with same mark).
Ca. 1566-7 (BraunerP). Copied in Rome, possibly for use at Church of Santa Maria Maggiore.
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‡ 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 Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation.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: 210ff, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kirsch, Winfried. 1966. Die Quellen der mehrstimmigen Magnificat- und Te Deum-Vertonungen bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing. Pages: 163. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances; incipits.
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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