A Sextus partbook from a set of six volumes. Possibly copied by 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 leather ties; paper slip pasted to front cover of D book bears inscription: 'I. / Cantionale de festo Trinitatis / II. / Mutetae de eadem 6 vocum. / No. 11.'

coat of arms of city of Regensburg (resembles Briquet #1143).

chant notation, including some Hufnagel notation; remaining contents in black void mensural notation

Staff height 21

New pencil foliation in Discantus book; no foliation or pagination in other books

Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 1-10 + 1-12 (some pieces not numbered)

Painted and inked initials in black or red, some in Gothic style, some in plain block style; headings and some text incipits in red

Paper

1 Te Deum, 2 canticles, 3 psalms (2 with corresponding monophonic antiphons), 3 hymns, 22 motets = 31+2 monophonic liturgical pieces = 33

Cadéac-1, Canis-1, Clemens non Papa-1, Crecquillon-1, Dressler-1, A. Févin/(Craen/C. Festa/Josquin/Morales)-Bruck [2 added voices]-1, Isaac-1, Ivo de Vento-1, Kerle-2, Lassus-2, Lupi/(Conseil)-1, Paminger-7, Peu d'argent-1, Phinot-1, (Rein)-1, Schwaiger-1, Tonsor-1, Werrecore-1, Zarlino-1, anon-6

6 paper partbooks (D-78 folios, A-84, T-80, B-74, Q-47, S-22), 148 x 214. New pencil foliation in D book; no foliation or pagination in other books. Original numbering of pieces, 1-10 + 1-12 (some pieces not numbered). Original covers of parchment over cardboard, with leather ties; paper slip pasted to front cover of D book bears inscription: "I. / Cantionale de festo Trinitatis / II. / Mutetae de eadem 6 vocum. / No. 11." No index.

Psalm/antiphon settings and monophonic liturgical pieces copied in chant notation, including some Hufnagel notation; remaining contents in white mensural notation. Possibly copied by Erasmus Zollner, cantor at Gymnasium Poeticum in Regensburg during 1570's; see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Staff height 21. Painted and inked initials in black or red, some in Gothic style, some in plain block style; headings and some text incipits in red. Watermark is coat of arms of city of Regensburg (resembles Briquet #1143).

1573-9 (dates in manuscript). Copied in Regensburg, probably for use by choir of Gymnasium Poeticum in local evangelical services.