Copied mostly by Friedrich Lindner (inscription inside front cover), in service 1565-74 at Ansbach court chapel. Two additional scribes: first worked together with Lindner on some pieces; second added last motet on ff. 171'-175. Copied in Ansbach, for use by court chapel of Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Ansbach-Brandenburg (1543-1603).
| Archive | Staatliche Bibliothek, Ansbach, Germany (D-AN) |
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| Shelfmark | VI.g.18 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 566 x 410 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 46 compositions from 7 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of brown leather stamped in gold with date 1566 and title 'Cantiones sex et quinqué vocum'; remnants of green ribbon ties.
Watermark
(1) resembles Briquet #1243; (2) salt shaker (see Briquet #2169ff for general pattern)
Notation
black void mensural
Date
1566-7 (dates in manuscript).
Ruling
Staff height 32 (29 on ff. 171'-175)
Foliation
Original ink foliation, 1-175 omitting 96
Decoration
Large green and red inked initials in plain block style; foliation, voice designations, and rubrics in red ink.
Index
Original index on ff. [ii'-iii] lists pieces in order of appearance (index now incomplete; f. [iii] partly torn away).
Surface
paper
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23 motets
Clemens non Papa-1, Hoyoul-1, Lassus-16, Le Maistre-2, Meiland-1, Riccio-1, Wert/(Lassus)-l
iv + 175 paper folios, 566 x 410. Original ink foliation, 1-175. Original covers of brown leather stamped in gold with date 1566 and title "Cantiones sex et quinqué vocum"; remnants of green ribbon ties. Original index on ff. [ii'-iii] lists pieces in order of appearance (index now incomplete; f. [iii] partly torn away). Copied mostly by Friedrich Lindner (inscription inside front cover), in service 1565-74 at Ansbach court chapel; see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Two additional scribes: first worked together with Lindner on some pieces; second added last motet on ff. 171'-175. Staff height 32 (29 on ff. 171'-175). Large green and red inked initials in plain block style; foliation, voice designations, and rubrics in red ink. Watermarks: (1) resembles Briquet #1243; (2) salt shaker (see Briquet #2169ff for general pattern).
1566-7 (dates in manuscript). Copied in Ansbach, for use by court chapel of Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Ansbach-Brandenburg (1543-1603).
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Gottwald, Clytus. 1974. Die Musikhandschriften der Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg. Handschriftenkataloge der Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg, vol. I. Wiesbaden. Pages: 176, 178. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Butler, Bartlett Russell. 1970. Liturgical Music in Sixteenth-Century Nürnberg. A Socio-Musical Study. University of Illinois, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 576-8. Notes: mention of MS; facsimile (partial).
Gottwald, Clytus. 1964. Codices Musici (Cod. Mus. Fol. I 1-71). . Die Handschriften der Württembergischen Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, vol. Reihe I, Band 1. Wiesbaden. Pages: 3ff. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Boetticher, Wolfgang. 1958. Orlando di Lasso und seine Zeit. 1532-1594. Repertoire-Untersuchungen zur Musik der Spätrenaissance, vol. I. Kassel and Basel. Pages: 819. Notes: physical description (partial).
Schmidt, Günther. 1956. Die Musik am Hofe der Markgrafen von BrandenburgAnsbach. Kassel and Basel. Pages: 19. Notes: mention of MS.
Bruner, Ludwig. 1913. Katalog der K. Regierungsbibliothek in Ansbach. Ansbach. Pages: 236. Notes: mention of MS.
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