A Bassus partbook from a set of six volumes of Christmas motets. Copied by one main scribe, with later additions by two or more different hands. Main scribe possibly Erasmus Zollner, cantor at Gymnasium Poeticum in Regensburg during 1570's. Copied in Regensburg, probably for use by choir of Gymnasium Poeticum in local evangelical services.

Original covers of parchment over cardboard, with spines of beige leather blind tooled with Biblical scenes; leather ties.

coat of arms of city of Regensburg (resembles Briquet #1142-4).

black void mensural

Staff height 19

New pencil foliation in each book

Other numberings: Original ink numbering of pieces, 1-51, counts some motet partes as separate items, excludes eight pieces at end

Painted Gothic initials in red and blue; headings and text incipits in red ink.

paper

46 motets, 3 Latin/'German sacred pieces, 1 German sacred piece, 3 German secular pieces = 53

Berchem/(Jaquet of Mantua/Lebrun)-1, Buissons [Michael N.]-1, Clemens non Papa-3, Cleve-1, Gombert-1, Hofmann? [Joh: Wil: Hofm. N.P.]-1, C. Hollander-1, Homberger-1, Ivo de Vento-2, Kerle-1, Knöfel-2, Lassus-11, Peu d'argent-2, Phinot-1, Piéton-1, Prenner-2, Regnart-4, Reiner-1, Senfl-3, Stoltzer-1, Tonsor-1, Utendal-1, Walliser-1, Wert-1, Willaert-1, Willaert/(Verdelot)-1, anon-6

6 paper partbooks (D-127 + iii folios, A-139 + iii, T-122 + iii, B-125 + ii, Q-125 + ii, S-63 + iii), 152 x 215. Some folios in B book damaged by water, but music still legible. New pencil foliation in each book. Original ink numbering of pieces, 1-51, counts some motet partes as separate items, excludes eight pieces at end. Blank folios or blank staves only—D: l'-3', 4'-7', 121-127'; A: 1', 2'-6', 131'-139'; T: l'-2', 3'-7', 117-122'; B: l'-2', 3'-7', 108'-125'; Q: l'-2', 5'-7', 114-125'; S: l'-2', 3'-7', 41-63'. Original covers of parchment over cardboard, with spines of beige leather blind tooled with Biblical scenes; leather ties. Paper slip pasted to cover of D book bears inscription: "D. Mutetae / De festo Nativitatis / Christi. / No. 2." Original index on ff. 3-5 of Q, book lists first 49 pieces, in order of appearance.

Copied by one main scribe, with later additions by two or more different hands. Main scribe possibly Erasmus Zollner, cantor at Gymnasium Poeticum in Regensburg during 1570's; see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Staff height 19. Painted Gothic initials in red and blue; headings and text incipits in red ink. Watermark is coat of arms of city of Regensburg (resembles Briquet #1142-4).

Second half of 16th century (date 1561 in manuscript), with additions from first half of 17th century. Copied in Regensburg, probably for use by choir of Gymnasium Poeticum in local evangelical services.