A Sextus partbook from a set of six volumes. Modern compilation (by J. J. Maier) of originally separate items, of varying sizes. Copied by eight scribes—I: #1; II: #2-3; III: #4-5, #9; IV: #6, #14-15 (also wrote MunBS 1505); V: #7 (also wrote #5 of MunBS 274a); VI: #8 (also wrote ParisBNC 1408 and # 4 and # 7 of ParisBNC 1591); VII: # 10; VIII: #11-13, #16 (also wrote parts of MunBS 274a and #1 of ParisBNC 1591) (Rifkin). Some items probably copied in Augsburg; others probably of French or Netherlandish origin. Owned by Johann Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) of Augsburg. Herwart collection purchased by Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria, in 1585; placed in court library at Munich, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

Modern covers of grey-blue paper.

(1) Briquet #1241; (2) Briquet #2110; (3) anchor in circle, with star; (4) Gothic letter "P" (resembles Briquet #8880-1); (5) Gothic letter "P" with initial "A"; (6) bear; (7) crown; (8) coat of arms with three fleurs-de-lis (similar to Briquet #1669-76). Some watermarks also appear in MunBS 274a and MunBS 1503a

black void mensural

New pencil foliation in each book

Other numberings: Modern numbering of pieces, 1-16.

No initials or decoration

Modern list of represented composers (by Maier) on flyleaves at beginning of Discantus book gives some concordant printed sources for several pieces

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