A Quintus partbook from a set of eight volumes. Copied by Christoph Nostwitz and at least 29 other scribes, many of whom are named in the manuscript. Copying begun in 1592 on commission of the Löbau Senate. A succession of various scribes from Löbau, Bautzen, and Zittau continued to make additions over a period of many years; the latest piece was entered c. 1685. Formerly in the Löbau Ratsbibliothek, the manuscript was deposited at the library in Dresden in 1890.

D - 330pp, A - 318pp, T - 334pp, B - 306pp, Q - 294pp, S - 210pp, 7a - 116pp, 8a - 162pp.

Water has washed away the ink on some folios. Two folios missing at front (though modern numbering begins at 1 on the surviving first page) with loss of first motet and part of second.

Original covers of white leather and parchment.

black void mensural

The Tenor book contains a dedicatory preface by Nostwitz, dated 1593.

Other numberings: Original numbering of pieces, 1-143

No foliation. Modern pencil pagination, excludes blank pages.

Original index in Bassus volume by the Löbau cantor Georg Kirchhoff (1636), supplemented by others.

paper

Books 1-6 are catalogued as Löbau 8, books 7 and 8 are Löbau 70.

Only the first 16 pieces, to page 43, were copied before 1600 (all are dated, as are many of the 17th century pieces).

8 Kyrie-Gloria pairs, 2 Magnificats, 3 Te Deuràs, 1 Canticle, 16 psalms, 3 hymns, 72 motets, 2 Latin/German sacred pieces, 60 German sacred pieces, 2 German secular pieces, 1 textless piece = 170

Agazzari-1, Bassano-2, Bianciardi-1, Bischoff-1, Bucheuserus-1, Burck-1, Clavius-1, (Clemens non Papa)-1, Croce-1, Dulichius-2, Erbach-1, A. Gabrieli-2, G. Gabrieli-1, Gesius-1, Grimm-5, Groskurdt-1, Gumpelzhaimer-1, Guyot [Castileti]-1, Hammerschmidt [A.H.]-3, Händl-1, Hassler-1, Herbschieben-1, Judex-1, A. Kadner-11, Knöfel-1, Lange-1, Lassus-3, Leder-1, Leoni-1, Lohr-2, Mel-1, Merulo-1, Nathusius-1, Pallavicino-1, Pevernage-1, H. Praetorius-6, Preschner-3, Raselius-3, Reiner-1, Richafort/(Caen/Lupus)-1, A. Riemer-2, Rosthius-1, Ruffo-6, S. Rühling-1, F. Sale-1, (Schede)-1, (Schein)-5, Schütz-10, Selich-3, Senfl-1, J. Sigfrid-1, Stadlmayr-5, Strauss-1, D. Sulcius -2, T.F.-1, Turing-1, Vulpius-29, Walliser-4, Wert-1, anon-23

8 paper partbooks, average ca. 320 x 200. Water has washed away the ink on some folios. No foliation; original numbering of pieces, 1-143. Original covers of white leather and parchment. Original index in B. Copied by Christoph Nostwitz and at least 29 other scribes, many of whom are named in the manuscript. The tenor book contains a dedicatory preface by Nostwitz, dated 1593.

Copying begun in 1592 on commission of the Löbau Senate. A succession of various scribes from Löbau, Bautzen, and Zittau continued to make additions over a period of many years; the latest piece was entered ca. 1685. Formerly in the Löbau Ratsbibliothek, the manuscript was deposited at the library in Dresden in 1890.

Vol 4

Composers: Change "J. Sigfrid-1" to "J. Sigfrid/(Harnisch)-1"; change "Vulpius-29" to "Vulpius-30"; change "anon-23" to "anon-22."