This virtual manuscript is a reconstruction of the manuscript currently shared between Seville (E-Sco 5-1-43) and Paris (F-Pnm NAF 4379). Forty-two folios were removed from the manuscript in 1884, and taken to Paris where they were acquired by the Bibliothèque nationale in 1885 and are now Part I of NAF 4379. The remaining folios are now catalogued as Seville 5-1-43.

The original manuscript was purchased in Rome in 1515 by Fernando Colón (1488-1539), son of the navigator. The manuscript was listed as #2526 in one of the surviving catalogues ('Registrum B') of Colón's books. Colón bequeathed his library (the so-called 'Fernandina' or 'Colombina') to his nephew Luis; the collection passed to the chapter of Seville Cathedral in 1552.

Copied by three main scribes and three additional scribes. Probably copied in Naples, but a Roman origin is also possible (AtlCG).

NOTE: images of NAF 4379 shown here are on the Gallica IIIF server.

Eight original folios lost at an unknown time. Some folios damaged by ink corrosion, but music still legible. Edges of folios trimmed, obliterating some attributions and most of a Roman numeral foliation.

Only fragments of watermarks visible. (1) resembles Briquet #3387; (2) generally resembles Briquet #4413.

Staff height 14.5

Roman numeral foliation. Two additional numbering systems in original manuscript:
(1) Original ink foliation on lower right rectos uses letters to designate gatherings, Arabic numbers to designate folios within gatherings. Foliation extended from 'a1' through 'r8' in original manuscript of 188 folios. Original ff. a10, b6-b10, f3, and g2 lost. (2) Original ink numbering of pieces, 1-164, on upper right rectos (several inconsistencies; numbers sometimes mistakenly construed as foliation).

Each of the two modern manuscripts has a modern foliation, 1-138 (E-Sco 5-1-43) & 1-42 (NAF 4379). This restoration re-creates the original manuscript's foliation, 1-188 (omitting 10, 16-20, 55, 66 - the lost folios).

Inked calligraphic initials coloured with light yellow wash; some initials decorated with faces, flower and leaf designs.

Incomplete alphabetical index on (new) ff. 1-2, followed by short musical treatise on ff. 2'-5'

For bibliography, external links, etc please see the entries for the manuscripts Seville 5-1-43 and NAF 4379

Seville 5-1-43:

3 motets, 92 French secular pieces (3 without text), 22 Italian secular pieces (1 without text), 4 German secular pieces, 2 Dutch secular pieces, 1 quodlibet, 4 textless pieces = 128 + 1 duplicate = 129 (16 incomplete, but missing parts for 6 of these are found in Part I of ParisBNN 4379)

A. Agricola-2, (Basin)-1, (Bedingham/Dunstable)-1, (Binchois-anon)-1, Busnois-14, (Busnois/Caron)-1, (Busnois/Compère/ Mureau)-1, (Busnois/Ockeghem)-1, (Caron)-6, (Caron/Morton) -1, (Compère/Tinctoris)-1, (Convert)-1, (Cornago)-1, (Dufay)-2, (Frye)-1, (Hayne van Ghizeghem)-2, (Japart)-1, (Josquin)-3, (Josquin/Lannoy)-1, (Joye)-1, (Martini)-3, (Morton)-1, (Ockeghem)-1, (Ockeghem-anon)-2, Pietrequin? [name mostly cut off]/ (A. Agricola)-1, (Senfl?)-1, (Tinctoris)-1, (Touront)-1, (Vincenet) -1, Weerbecke [Gaspar]/(Josquin)-1, Zuny-1, anon-71

138 paper folios of an original 188, 209 x 157. Eight original folios lost at an unknown time; 42 folios of original corpus now preserved separately as Part I of ParisBNN 4379 (PlamS; see below). Edges of folios trimmed, obliterating some attributions and most of a Roman numeral foliation. Three additional numbering systems-(1) Original ink foliation on lower right rectos uses letters to designate gatherings, Arabic numbers to designate folios within gatherings. Foliation extended from "a1" through "r8" in original manuscript of 188 folios. Original folios now in Part I of ParisBNN 4379 include e2-e11, f4-f12, g1, h2-h11, n2-n12, and o1; original ff. a10, b6-b10, f3, and g2 lost; remaining folios form present manuscript. (2) Original ink numbering of pieces, 1-164, on upper right rectos (several inconsistencies; numbers sometimes mistakenly construed as foliation). (3) Modern foliation by Higini Anglès, 1-138.

New ff. 6-9', 37, 47-47', 48', and 123 have blank staves only. Present covers of white parchment date from 17th century. Incomplete alphabetical index on new ff. 1-2, followed by short musical treatise on ff. 2'-5'. Copied by three main scribes and three additional scribes; four of the scribal hands also appear in Part I of ParisBNN 4379. Inked calligraphic initials colored with light yellow wash; some initials decorated with faces. Watermarks presumably include those found in Part I of ParisBNN 4379: (1) resembles Briquet #3387; (2) generally resembles Briquet #4413.

Ca. 1470-85 (see discussions in AtlCG, SchavP). Probably copied in Naples, but Roman origin also possible (AtlCG). SevC 5-1-43 and Part I of ParisBNN 4379 once formed a single manuscript, which was purchased in Rome in 1515 by Fernando Colón (1488-1539), son of the navigator; manuscript listed as #2526 in one of the surviving catalogues ("Registrum B") of Colón's books. Colón bequeathed his library (the so-called "Fernandina" or "Colombina") to his nephew Luis; collection passed to chapter of Seville Cathedral in 1552. Forty-two folios removed from present manuscript in 1884, and taken to Paris; acquired by Bibliothèque Nationale in 1885 (now Part I of ParisBNN 4379).

PARIS. Nouvelles Acquisitions Françaises. MS 4379 [Part I only]

Part I: 35 French secular pieces, 3 Italian secular pieces, 1 Dutch secular piece, 1 piece with mixed text incorporating many transliterations of Hebrew words, 4 quodlibets = 44 (7 incomplete, but missing parts for 6 of these are found in SevC 5-1-43).

Part I: (Bedingham)-1, (Bedingham/Dufay)-1, (Bedingham/ Dufay-anon)-1, (Bedingham/Dunstable)-1, (Bedingham/Dunstable-anon)-1, (Binchois)-2, (Binchois-anon)-1, (Binchois-anon-Bedingham/Dunstable)-1, (Binchois/Frye)-1, (Busnois-anon)-1, (Busnois/Caron)-1, (Caron/Morton)-1, (Dufay)-3, (Hayne van Ghizeghem)-2, (Molinet)-1, Morton-1, (Ockeghem)-2, Phillipet de Pres-1, anon-21.

iii + 92 + iii paper folios, of varying sizes (see below). Composite of four separate and unrelated manuscripts first bound together in 1885: Part I = new ff. 1-42, measuring ca. 207 x 154 (originally part of same manuscript as SevC 5-1-43). Some folios damaged by ink corrosion, but music still legible. Later trimming of many folios obliterated some attributions and most of a Roman numeral foliation in Part I. Modern ink foliation, 1-92, on upper right rectos.

Two additional numbering systems in original manuscript to which Part I once belonged-(1) Original ink foliation on lower right rectos uses letters to designate gatherings, Arabic numbers to designate folios within gatherings. Foliation extended from "a1" through "r8" in original manuscript of 188 folios. Original folios now in Part I of ParisBNN 4379 include e2-e11, f4-f12, g1, h2-h11, n2-n12, o1; eight original folios (a10, b6-b10, f3, g2) lost at an unknown time; remaining folios now SevC 5-1-43. (2) Original ink numbering of pieces on upper right rectos, 1-164 (numbers sometimes mistakenly construed as foliation).

New ff. 20, 67-68, 69, and 84 have blank staves only. Rebound in modern covers of green morocco leather, with inscription "CHANSONS A TROIS VOIX" stamped in gold on spine. No index in ParisBNN 4379, but incomplete alphabetical index of Part I found at beginning of SevC 5-1-43.

All of Part II and one piece in Part III (f. 64') copied in black mensural notation, with black void coloration; all other music in white mensural notation, with black full coloration. Part I copied by two main scribes and two additional scribes, all of whose hands also appear in SevC 5-1-43. Part II copied by a single scribe. Part III copied mostly by two scribes, one of whom also wrote OxfBC 213 (SchoopO); piece in black notation at top of f. 64' is later addition by a third scribe. Part IV copied by two main scribes and two additional scribes. Staff height 14.5 in Part I, Part II, and ff. 65'-68' of Part III; 13.5 on ff. 61-65 of Part III; 16.0 in Part IV.

Part I has inked calligraphic initials colored with a light yellow wash and decorated with faces, flower and leaf designs. No initials or decoration in Parts II-III. Part IV has inked calligraphic initials, less elaborate than those in Part I. Only fragments of watermarks visible-Part I: (1) resembles Briquet #3387; (2) generally resembles Briquet #4413. Part II: three-peaked mountain. Part III: (1) generally resembles Briquet #6296; (2) bow and arrow. Part IV: (1) extended hand with six-petalled flower; (2) crown(?).

Part I: ca. 1470-85 (see discussion in AtlCG, SchavP). Part II: early 15th century. Part III: ca. 1433 (SchoopO). Part IV: late 15th century. Part I probably copied in Naples, but Roman origin also possible (AtlCG); Part II copied in Italy (DufayO); Part III probably copied in Venice or vicinity (see SchoopO for discussion of relationship of Parts II-III to OxfBC 213); Part IV copied in Italy (DufayO) or Spain (MME). Part I and SevC 5-1-43 once formed single manuscript, purchased in Rome in 1515 by Fernando Colón (1488-1539), son of the navigator; manuscript listed as #2526 in surviving catalogue ("Registrum B") of Colón's books. Parts II-IV also possibly owned by Colón, who bequeathed his library (the so-called "Fernandina" or "Colombina") to his nephew Luis. Collection passed to chapter of Seville Cathedral in 1552. Part I of present manuscript (and probably Parts II-IV) removed from Colombina in 1884, and taken to Paris; all four items acquired by Bibliothèque Nationale in 1885, and rebound in present arrangement.

Vol 4

Contents: In Part IV, change "8 French secular pieces" to "9 French secular pieces"; change "2 Spanish secular pieces" to "1 Spanish secular piece."