The Tenor and Quintus partbooks of set originally of five (?) volumes, now bound together with a Tenor book of print RISM S1146. Copied by one or two main scribes and one or more additional scribes; #53-54 copied by Mattheus Neander, who is named in inscription on f. 37 of Tenor book. Of east central German origin; possibly copied in Zwickau or Borna.

ff 70 (Tenor) + 24 (Quintus)

Original covers of parchment cut from chant manuscript.

black void mensural

Other numberings: Original ink numbering of pieces in two series, 1-52 + 1-29; two slightly later additions between first and second series numbered 53-54 by modern hand.

Modern stamped foliation and modern pencil foliation in each book; both systems completely accurate and congruent. Tenor 70ff, Quintus 24ff.

No initials or decoration.

paper

1 Gloria, 29 motets, 5 German sacred pieces, 43 German secular pieces, 4 Italian secular pieces, 1 Latin secular piece = 83

Bacchius-1, (Brandt/Senfl)-1, Clemens non Papa-10, (Crecquillon)-1, C. Hollander-7, Ivo de Vento-7, Lassus-10, Le Maistre -3, Maillard-1, Meiland-2, G. Otto-7, Payen-1, Peu d'argent-1, Scandello-21, (Vaet)-1, Wert/(Lassus)-1, anon-8

("Lestu mir nichts zur letzte" (#21 of first series) attributed to "Matt. Le Maistre" by original scribe, but attribution subsequently crossed out, either by original scribe or by approximately contemporary hand. This piece not included in count of Le Maistre works in above list. See also OsN, 136.)

2 paper partbooks of an original 5? (T-70 folios, Q-24), 168 x 210, now bound together with T book of print RISM S1146. Modern stamped foliation and modern pencil foliation in each book; both systems completely accurate and congruent. Original ink numbering of pieces in two series, 1-52 + 1-29; two slightly later additions between first and second series numbered 53-54 by modern hand. Original covers of parchment cut from chant manuscript. No index. Copied by one or two main scribes and one or more additional scribes; #53-54 copied by Mattheus Neander, named in inscription on f. 37 of T book. No initials or decoration.

Last third of 16th century. Of east central German origin; possibly copied in Zwickau or Borna.