US-I Md. Rare BX C36

Cornell University Music Library, Ithaca, United States

non-music MS with interpolated music: c. 1440-5 (polyphony); c. 1325-50 (main corpus)

Archive Cornell University Music Library, Ithaca, United States (US-I)
Shelfmark Md. Rare BX C36
Image Availability DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface Parchment
Numbering System Foliation
Measurements 211 x 166 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: IthaC O635
  • olim (Former shelfmark): B. 31
Notations
  • black void mensural
  • square chant
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Relationships
Provenance
  • Ferrara, Italy
General Description

Polyphonic fragments on parchment reinforcing and repair strips to ff. 22, 64-64', 66', 68-68', 132-132', 166-167, 191'-192, 200', and 207 of a liturgical book. Copied by a single scribe, who was also main scribe of ModE X.I. 11 (LockRF). Copied in Ferrara. Purchased by Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918), president of Cornell University, from Dotti of Florence in 1885. Given to Cornell University by White in 1887.

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Binding

Rebound in modern covers of tan leather.

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Notation

Main corpus (monophony) copied in square chant notation; fragments in black void mensural notation

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Ruling

Staff height 10.

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Foliation

New pencil foliation, 1-267

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Decoration

Main corpus has painted initials in blue and orange, decorated with blue and red ink.

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Surface

parchment

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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Liturgical book, with polyphony:

Ca. 14 unidentified fragments, probably from motets

Anonymous

267 parchment folios, 211 x 166. New pencil foliation, 1-267. Rebound in modern covers of tan leather. Main corpus (monophony) copied in square chant notation; fragments in black void mensural notation appear on parchment reinforcing and repair strips on ff. 22, 64-64', 66', 68-68', 132-132', 166-167, 191'-192, 200', and 207. Polyphonic fragments copied by a single scribe, who was also main scribe of ModE X.I. 11 (LockRF). Staff height 10. Main corpus has painted initials in blue and orange, decorated with blue and red ink.

Ca. 1440-5 (polyphony); ca. 1325-50 (main corpus). Copied in Ferrara. Purchased by Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918), president of Cornell University, from Dotti of Florence in 1885. Given to Cornell University by White in 1887.

CalkM:DFp(46-7); LockRF:DpTpFpDis(74-7, Fig. 4); RicciC:D(1234)

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

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