An Organ treatise. The name 'Osswald Holtzach' appears on page 1; whether he is the composer, scribe, or simply an owner of this part of the manuscript is not clear. Copied by a single scribe. Probably copied in Basel or vicinity. Possibly acquired by present library in 1823, from collection of Remigius Faesch, a Basel lawyer.

folios now kept in modern pasteboard box

bear (not in Briquet).

not indicated

Staff height 15mm

No decorative initials; pen and watercolour drawing on f. 11' depicts angel holding shield.

paper

26a: 2 Masses, 1 Kyrie fragment, 1 textless fragment = 4. 26b: 1 Mass (another copy of one of the Masses in 26a), 1 Magnificat (incomplete) = 2. 26c: An organ treatise, in tablature. 26d: 2 Magnificats, 2 motets = 4. 26e: 1 Mass. 26f: 11 German secular pieces. 26g: 2 Latin threnodies, one on the death of Bonifacius Amerbach, the other on the death of his son Basilius. 26h: Fragments of Mass sections and motets, plus 1 page of an organ tablature. Total for manuscript = 21 vocal works plus fragments

Brumel-1, J. Fabri-1, (Josquin)-1, E. Koler-1, Kotter-1, Lallahe-1, (Prioris?)-1, Ryter-2, anonymous

26a: 10 paper folios, 320 x 220. New pencil foliation.

26b: 8 paper folios, 318 x 220. New pencil foliation. One red initial.

26c: (Organ treatise). The name "Osswald Holtzach" appears on page 1; whether he is the composer, scribe, or simply an owner of this part of the manuscript is not clear.

26d: 14 paper folios, ca. 318 x 220. New pencil foliation.

26e: 12 paper folios, ca. 318 x 220. New pencil foliation.

26f: 8 paper folios, ca. 315 x 220. Some folios are frayed around the edges. New pencil foliation. Modern orange paper cover. Some red and red/black initials.

26g: 1 paper partbook (T-4 folios), 160 x 212. New pencil foliation. No covers or index. A few initials are red.

26h: 11 individual paper fragments, ca. 220 x 315 (size varies, and most are so frayed that a size is difficult to specify). One green initial. The organ tablature in this part of the manuscript is attributed to "Joh. Kreys Organista."

The organ treatise (26c) is dated 1515; the two threnodies in 26g can be approximately dated from the fact that Bonifacius Amerbach died in 1562, his son Basilius in 1591; ca. 1520 for the rest of the manuscript (KirschQM).

Vol 4

BasU F.VI.26C Revised entry

BASEL. Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität. MS F.VI.26e

1 Mass

Brumel

12 paper folios, ca. 318 x 220. Modem pencil foliation, 1-12. No covers;

folios now kept in modern pasteboard box. Copied by a single scribe. Staff height ca. 15. No decorative initials; pen and watercolor drawing on f. 11' depicts angel holding shield. Watermark: bear (not in Briquet).

First quarter of 16th century. Probably copied in Basel or vicinity. Possibly acquired by present library in 1823, from collection of Remigius Faesch, a Basel lawyer.

KmetzH:DLCpFpDis; RichKM:LI(29-30); BrumelW:LC(I,xviii)