A Bassus partbook from a set of six volumes, each of which is a composite of originally separate fascicles later bound together. Main scribe possibly Erasmus Zollner, cantor at Gymnasium Poeticum in Regensburg during 1570's; also copied by several additional scribes. Copied mostly or entirely in Regensburg; probably used by choir of Gymnasium Poeticum in local evangelical services.

Original covers of parchment over cardboard, with white leather spine and leather ties; paper slip pasted to front cover of Discantus book bears inscription: 'Missae 6 Vocum / No. 16.'

(1) coat of arms of city of Regensburg (resembles Briquet #1142-3); (2) salt shaker (see Briquet #2169ff for general pattern); (3) shield with diagonal band and six-petalled flower (not in Briquet)

black void mensural

Staff height 19-20 (15 in last section)

No foliation or pagination

Other numberings: Original ink numbering of pieces, [1]-17 + [l]-7 (3 Masses and 3 Mass Proper sections not numbered).

Red, black, and blue inked initials in Gothic, plain block, and calligraphic styles; headings and text incipits in red ink. Edges of folios tinted blue-green

paper

21 Masses (20 with K-S-A only), 7 Mass Proper sections =28+2 duplicates = 30

Clemens non Papa-4, Cléreau-1, C. Copus-1, Crecquillon-3, (Hellinck)-1, Hemmerlen-1, Hoyoul-1, (Isaac)-1, Lassus-3, Londariti-1, Rener-1, Scandello-2, Vaet-1, anon-7

6 paper partbooks (D-114 folios, A-132, T-121, B-108, Q-83, S-32), 148 x 211. Each partbook is composite of originally separate fascicles later bound together. No foliation or pagination. Original ink numbering of pieces, [1]-17 + [l]-7 (3 Masses and 3 Mass Proper sections not numbered). Original covers of parchment over cardboard, with white leather spine and leather ties; paper slip pasted to front cover of D book bears inscription: "Missae 6 Vocum / No. 16." No index.

Main scribe possibly Erasmus Zollner, cantor at Gymnasium Poeticum in Regens-burg during 1570's; see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Several additional scribes. Staff height 19-20 (15 in last section). Red, black, and blue inked initials in Gothic, plain block, and calligraphic styles; headings and text incipits in red ink. Edges of folios tinted blue-green. Watermarks: (1) coat of arms of city of Regensburg (resembles Briquet #1142-3); (2) salt shaker (see Briquet #2169ff for general pattern); (3) shield with diagonal band and six-petalled flower (not in Briquet).

1569-78 (dates in manuscript). Copied mostly or entirely in Regensburg; probably used by choir of Gymnasium Poeticum in local evangelical services.