An Altus partbook from a set of four volumes, each consisting of the print RISM 1543/24, with manuscript additions. Scribal concordance with BasU F.X.I7-20 (RichKM). Probably copied by Jacob Hagenbach, who also wrote portions of BasU F.X. 17-20 and manuscript additions in BasU F.IX.63 and BasU kk.IV. 19-22 (KmetzH). Many pieces have text incipits or titles only. Copied in Basel. Original owner and compiler was Jacob Hagenbach (1533-ca. 1566), a Basel goldsmith; owned later by Hagenbach's grandson, Johann Jakob Hagenbach. Probably acquired by present library from latter's estate in 1649.

Original covers of brown tooled leather on cardboard, with suede leather spine; identical style covers found on BasU kk.IV. 19-22 prior to 1985 restoration and rebinding

(1) resembles Briquet #1277; (2) bear

not indicated

Staff height 14

Other numberings: Original ink numbering of pieces, 1-71, counts prima and secunda partes of two pieces as separate items; three pieces not numbered.

Modern pencil foliation of manuscript section in each book, 1-43

No decorative initials; some piece numbers in red. One additional manuscript folio, respectively, at front of DAB books, and two folios at front of T book contain textless piece notated with coloured pictures of wine casks, fruits, vegetables, etc.; chart showing notational equivalent of each picture pasted inside back cover of T book

Original index on ff. 41-43 of T book groups pieces alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance

paper

3 motets, 43 French secular pieces, 15 Italian secular pieces, 11 German secular pieces (many of the preceding have text incipits only) = 72

(Adam von Fulda)-1, (Arcadelt)-7, (Belin)-1, (Boyvin)-1, (Cara)-1, (Certon)-4, (Clemens non Papa/Janequin)-1, (Crecquillon)-1, (Finck)-1, Isaac [H.J.]-2, (Josquin)-1, (Maillard)-3, (Moulu)-1, (Pathie)-1, (Sandrin)-7, (Sandrin/Manchicourt)-1, (Senfl)-1, (Sermisy)-9, (Sermisy/Jacotin)-1, (Verdelot)-1, (Villiers)-1, anon-25

4 paper partbooks (DATB-43 folios each), 125 x 180, appended to a copy of RISM 1543/24. Besides the manuscript additions following the printed material, there is one extra folio in the front of the DAB books, and two extra folios in the front of the T. These latter folios contain a piece notated with pictures of wine casks, fruits, vegetables, etc.; a key to the note values represented by the pictures is pasted onto the inside back cover of the T. New pencil foliation; original numbering of pieces (some in red), 1-71 in DB; 1-70 in AT. Original covers of brown tooled leather on cardboard, with leather spine. Original index on ff. 41-43 of the T. Scribal concordance with BasU F.X.I7-20 (RichKM).

After 1550 (RichKM); the dates 1558 and 1564 appear in the T.

Vol 4

1 motet, 1 German sacred piece, 2 chansons spirituelles, 43 French secular pieces, 13 Italian secular pieces, 9 German secular pieces, 2 Latin secular pieces, 1 textless piece = 72

(Adam von Fulda)-1, (Arcadelt)-13, (Arcadelt/Berchem)-2, (Arca-delt/Sandrin)-1, (Baston/Clemens non Papa/Janequin/Pathie?)-1, (Belin)-1, (Boyvin/Crecquillon)-1, (Brück)-1, (Cara)-1, (Certon) -4, (Crecquillon)-1, (Gardane)-1, Hagenbach? [IH]*1, (Izagha/ Le Heurteur/Moulu/Sermisy)-1, (Jacotin/Sermisy)-1, (Janequin/ Maillard)-1, (Josquin)-1, (La Rue/Sermisy)-1, (Didier Lupi Second)-1, (Maillard)-2, (Manchicourt/Sandrin)-1, (Mouton/Ser-misy)-1, (Pathie)-1, (Sandrin)-6, (Senfl)-1, (Sermisy)-9, (Verdelot) -1, (Villiers)-1, (Zirler)-1, anon-13

4 paper partbooks, each consisting of the print RISM 1543/24, with manuscript additions (DATB-43 folios each), 125 x 180. One additional manuscript folio, respectively, at front of DAB books, and two folios at front of T book contain textless piece notated with colored pictures of wine casks, fruits, vegetables, etc.; chart showing notational equivalent of each picture pasted inside back cover of T book. Modern pencil foliation of manuscript section in each book, 1-43. Original ink numbering of pieces, 1-71, counts prima and secunda partes of two pieces as separate items; three pieces not numbered. Blank folios—D: 1, 37-40, 42'-43'; A: 1, 36-41, 43'; T: 37'-38, 40', 43'; B: 1, 37-41, 43'.

Original covers of brown tooled leather on cardboard, with suede leather spine; identical style covers found on BasU kk.IV. 19-22 prior to 1985 restoration and rebinding. Original index on ff. 41-43 of T book groups pieces alpha-betically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance. Probably copied by Jacob Hagenbach (see below), who also wrote portions of BasU F.X. 17-20 and manuscript additions in BasU F.IX.63 and BasU kk.IV. 19-22 (KmetzH). Staff height 14. No decorative initials; some piece numbers in red. Watermarks: (1) resembles Briquet #1277; (2) bear. Many pieces have text incipits or titles only. Répertorial relationships with BasU F.X. 17-20.

1564-6 (KmetzH). Copied in Basel. Original owner and compiler was Jacob Hagenbach (1533-ca. 1566), a Basel goldsmith; owned later by Hagenbach's grandson, Johann Jakob Hagenbach. Probably acquired by present library from latter's estate in 1649.