A Bassus partbook from a set originally of 6 volumes. Main layer in three sections (6-voice, 5-voice, and 4-voice works, respectively). Copied by one main scribe, with later additions by six additional hands. Probably copied in Augsburg. Once owned by Benedictine monastery of Sts. Ulrich and Afra, Augsburg (StaeMI).

Original covers of black leather stamped with decorative designs and voice designations; remnants of green ribbon ties.

(1) resembles Briquet #8135; (2) ox head with serpent and cross (not in Briquet); (3) resembles Briquet #1242

black void mensural

Staff height 12

No foliation or pagination

Other numberings: Each section has original ink numbering of pieces. Some pieces in later addition also numbered

A few red or black inked calligraphic initials in later additions; some rubrics in red.

paper

1 Sanctus, 17 Mass Proper sections, 2 canticles, 1 psalm/antiphon, 4 processional hymns, 9 office hymns, 3 Passions, 107 motets = 144 + 1 duplicate = 145

Asola-3, Barbion-1, Baston-1, Canis-2, Cantoni-1, C. Chastelain [Charles Chastellani]-1, Clemens non Papa-17, Clemens non Papa/(Crecquillon)-2, Clemens non Papa/(Manchicourt)-1, Clinio -2, Crecquillon-9, Crespel-1, Erbach-41, Gombert-3, C. Hollander-2, Lassus-7, J. Louys-1, Manchicourt-2, Phinot-1, Regnart-1, Richafort/(Lupus)-1, Vaet-3, Verdelot-1, N. Vicentino-1, Waelrant-4, Willaert-2, anon-33

4 paper partbooks of an original 6 (A-iii + 150 + i folios, T-xi + 148, B-iii + 143, S-iii + 47), 141 x 211. No foliation or pagination. Main layer in three sections (6-voice, 5-voice, and 4-voice works, respectively); each section has original ink numbering of pieces. Some pieces in later addition also numbered. Original covers of black leather stamped with decorative designs and voice designations; remnants of green ribbon ties. Original index at beginning of T book lists pieces in order of appearance (4-voice works also grouped alphabetically by first letter of text).

Copied by one main scribe, with later additions by six additional hands. Staff height 12. A few red or black inked calligraphic initials in later additions; some rubrics in red. Watermarks: (1) resembles Briquet #8135; (2) ox head with serpent and cross (not in Briquet); (3) resembles Briquet #1242.

Second half of 16th century, with additions in late 16th and early 17th century (date 1593 in later additions). Probably copied in Augsburg. Once owned by Benedictine monastery of Sts. Ulrich and Afra, Augsburg (StaeMI).