I-Bc Q.40

Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

manuscript of polyphony: Early 17th century

Archive Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna, Bologna, Italy (I-Bc)
Shelfmark Q.40
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Surface Paper
Numbering System Foliation
Format portrait
Measurements 170 x 120 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: BolC Q40
  • olim (Former shelfmark): olim 2234
Notations
  • black void mensural
External Links
Provenance
  • Bologna? Italy
Contents Contains 23 compositions, 18 from 12 composers, 5 are anonymous.
General Description

Copied by 2 scribes, in score format. Probably copied in Bologna.

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Binding

Original parchment covers

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Watermark

No watermarks visible.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Ruling

Staff height 7-10; 8-12 staves per page

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Foliation

Original ink foliation, 1-68 + modern pencil foliation, 69-72

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Decoration

No initials or decoration

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Index

Modern index on ff. 69'-70 lists pieces alphabetically by title

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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1 Mass Proper section, 1 Magnificat, 1 hymn, 12 motets, 1 French secular piece = 16

Clinio-1, Giacometti-1, (Hellinck)-1, (Jaquet of Mantua)-1, (Lasson/Verdelot)-1, (Lhéritier/Verdelot)-1, Palestrina-1, C. Porta -2, Andrea Rota-1, (Silva)-1, (Willaert)-1, anon-4

i + 68 + iv paper folios, 170 x 120. Original ink foliation, 1-68 + modern pencil foliation, 69-72. Original parchment covers. Modern index on ff. 69'-70 lists pieces alphabetically by title. Score format. Copied by a single scribe. Staff height 7-10. No initials or decoration. No watermarks visible.

Early 17th century. Probably copied in Bologna

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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denotes primary source study

Mischiati, Oscar. 1975. Un' Antologia Manoscritta in Partitura del Secolo XVI: II Ms. Bourdeney della Bibliothèque Nationale di Parigi. Revista Italiana di Musicologia, 10: 265-328. Pages: 270-l. Notes: mention of MS.

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Watermark Note; Notation Note; Ruling Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Contents Note; Surface Note

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

Monday, 23 January, 2017

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