A-Wn Cod. Phil. gr. 243 Han

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien (Vienna), Austria

non-music MS with interpolated music: c. 1472-85

Archive Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien (Vienna), Austria (A-Wn)
Shelfmark Cod. Phil. gr. 243 Han
Image Availability DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface Mixed Paper and Parchment
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 206 x 145 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: VienNB 243
Notations
  • black void mensural
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Provenance
  • Ferrara? Italy
Contents Contains 2 uninventoried works or miscellaneous sections.
General Description

Polyphony on ff. 68-70 and 75, copied by a single scribe. Possibly copied in Ferrara. In imperial library in Vienna by 1754 (date on covers).

ÖNB online-catalogue (http://data.onb.ac.at/rec/AL00233575), 2014
Binding

Modern covers of white marbled parchment over pasteboard, gold stamped with Austrian imperial arms and inscriptions 'E.A.B.C.V' and '17.G.L.B.V.S.B.54.'

ÖNB online-catalogue (http://data.onb.ac.at/rec/AL00233575), 2014
Watermark

No watermarks visible on folios with polyphony; see HungerG for other watermarks.

ÖNB online-catalogue (http://data.onb.ac.at/rec/AL00233575), 2014
Notation

black void mensural

ÖNB online-catalogue (http://data.onb.ac.at/rec/AL00233575), 2014
Ruling

Staff height 15

ÖNB online-catalogue (http://data.onb.ac.at/rec/AL00233575), 2014
Foliation

Modern pencil foliation, I-II + 1-4; 4/1-9; 5-17; 17/1-2; 18-35; 35/1-2; 36-55; 55/1-4; 56-70; 70/1-5; 71; 71/1-19; 72; 72/1; 73-75; 75/1-5; 76-87.

ÖNB online-catalogue (http://data.onb.ac.at/rec/AL00233575), 2014
Decoration

Voice designations in red ink; black inked ornamental designs at end of most voice parts.

ÖNB online-catalogue (http://data.onb.ac.at/rec/AL00233575), 2014
Index

Modern table of contents on slip pasted inside front cover, but no specific index to musical contents.

ÖNB online-catalogue (http://data.onb.ac.at/rec/AL00233575), 2014
Surface

i paper + i parchment + 134 paper

ÖNB online-catalogue (http://data.onb.ac.at/rec/AL00233575), 2014
Census Catalogue of Music Description

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Greek and Latin writings, with polyphony: 1 hymn (superius only in this source), 3 Italian secular pieces = 4

(Bedingham)-1, Giliardi [Arnulfus]-1, anon-2

i paper + i parchment + 134 paper folios, 206 x 145. Modern pencil foliation, I-II + 1-4; 4/1-9; 5-17; 17/1-2; 18-35; 35/1-2; 36-55; 55/1-4; 56-70; 70/1-5; 71; 71/1-19; 72; 72/1; 73-75; 75/1-5; 76-87. Modern covers of white marbled parchment over pasteboard, gold stamped with Austrian imperial arms and inscriptions "E.A.B.C.V" and "17.G.L.B.V.S.B.54." Modern table of contents on slip pasted inside front cover, but no specific index to musical contents. Polyphony on ff. 68-70 and 75, copied by a single scribe. Staff height 15. Voice designations in red ink; black inked ornamental designs at end of most voice parts. No watermarks visible on folios with polyphony; see HungerG for other watermarks.

Ca. 1472-85 (William F. Prizer). Possibly copied in Ferrara. In imperial library in Vienna by 1754 (date on covers).

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

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Known composers

Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages Item title Attribution in Source
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denotes primary source study

Hunger, Herbert. 1961-. Katalog der Griechischen Handschriften der Osterreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Museion: Veröffentlichungen der Osterreichischen Nationalbibliothek.  Vienna. Pages: I, 352-3 We thank Prof. William F. Prizer for sharing information from his forthcoming study of this manuscript. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipitsst of contents (partial).

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

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description