33 hymns (1 incomplete), 5 motets (1 incomplete) =38 + 1 duplicate = 39
(Jaquet of Mantua)-1, (Willaert)-5, anon-32
iii + 92 + iii paper folios, 447 x 363. Folios very worn, but restored and covered with transparent protective material. Original ink foliation, 2; 4-68 (ff. 1,3 now missing; "52" applied to two consecutive folios) + modern pencil foliation, 69-92 (f. 93 now missing; "78" applied to two consecutive folios). Rebound in modern covers of white leather over boards. No index. Copied by many scribes. Staff height 23. Inked calligraphic initials. Watermark: crossbow in circle (not in Briquet).
Mid 16th century. Copied in Bologna, for use at Church of San Petronio.
Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550