Fragments of a manuscript originating in the Dominican monastery of Wimpfen on the Neckar. Some are taken from the binding of paper manuscript 717, which contains a lexicon latinum sive liber derivationum by Huguitio. Others were found in the bindings of a set of incunabula, which at one time formed a single volume. This volume contained theological works by Gerson and Pseudo-Augustinus.

The music forms a mirror image inside the bindings. According to GennrichDa, 8, further parchment strips were discovered in the bindings of MSS 717 and 317. Those in MS 317 have not yet been removed from the binding. The six strips in MS 717 form two halves of pages, presumably from the same MS as the rest of 3471.

The repertory is a mixture of motets, conductus and an organum, for which the usual notational methods are employed, i. e. two columns for TV and Mot of motets with a continuous bottom line for the T, and score notation for organum and conductus (including the conductus-motet no. 18). Motets predominate, and the majority of works are well-known from French sources. The community of works is particularly strong between Ba and Da (HandschinErf, 107).

only fol. 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 are whole. The other pages are either halves (1 and 4) or strips (8 and 9). Fol. 8 a consists of no less than 17 strips. In every case the edges have been cut away, so that, even where the music is complete, the folio nos. are missing

wooden boards with bevelled edges covered in white parchment and fitted with a single clasp

Franconian, similar to Montpellier. The notation is similar to that of Mo, but the meaning of ligatures is perfectly clear, except perhaps in the final organum.

between 8 and 10 red five-line staves per page

1-10v

initials use both red and blue colours till f. 5v, after which only red is used

parchment

RISM B/IV 1: Fragments of an early 14th century parchment manuscript meas. generally c. 205 x 150 mm., and originating in the Dominican monastery of Wimpfen on the Neckar. These were formerly known as 3317, 3471 and 3472, but are now all included under the middle number of the three. Some of them are taken from the binding of a paper manuscript 717, which contains a lexicon latinum sive liber derivationum by Huguitio. Others were found in the bindings of a set of incunabula, which at one time formed a single volume. This volume contained theological works by Gerson and Pseudo-Augustinus. Its bindings have in fact been preserved and consist of wooden boards with bevelled edges covered in white parchment and fitted with a single clasp. The music forms a mirror image inside the bindings. According to GennrichDa, 8, further parchment strips have recently been discovered in the bindings of mss 717 and 317. Those in ms 317 have not yet been removed from the binding. The six strips in ms 717 form two halves of pages, presumably from the same ms. as the rest of 3471. Only fol. 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 are whole. The other pages are either halves (1 and 4) or strips (8 and 9). Fol. 8 a consists of no less than 17 strips. In every case the edges have been cut away, so that, even where the music is complete, the folio nos. are missing. The notation is similar to that of Mo, but the meaning of ligatures is perfectly clear, except perhaps in the final organum. There are between 8 and 10 red five-line staves per page, and initials use both red and blue colours till f. 5v, after which only red is used. The repertory is a mixture of motets, conductus and an organum, for which the usual notational methods are employed, i. e. two columns for TV and Mot of motets with a continuous bottom line for the T, and score notation for organum and conductus (including the conductus-motet no. 18). Motets predominate, and the majority of works are well-known from French sources. The community of works is particularly strong between Ba and Da, as Handschin pointed out (HandschinErf, 107).

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