An Altus partbook from a set of 6 partbooks. Copied by several scribes. Of central or north German origin.

D-12ff, A-12ff, T-14ff, B-8ff, Q-12ff, S-14ff. (One folio lost at end of Altus book.)

Rebound in modern covers of mottled cardboard

generally resembles Briquet #2335.

black void mensural

Staff height 16

No foliation

No decorative initials; a few titles, attributions, etc. in red or green ink.

paper

5 motets, 9 German sacred pieces = 14

Clemens non Papa, Palladius, Weisser, anonymous

6 paper partbooks (D-12 folios, A-12, T-14, B-8, Q-12, S-14), 157 x 191. New covers.

Late 16th century; date 1562 in Q, added by a later hand.

Vol. 4

5 motets, 6 German sacred pieces = 11

Clemens non Papa-1, (Leoni)-1, Palladius-1, Weisser-1, anon-7

6 paper partbooks (D-i + 12 folios, A-i + 12, T-i + 14, B-i + 13, Q-i + 12, S-i + 9), 157 x 191. No foliation. Rebound in modern covers of mottled cardboard. No index. Copied by several scribes. Staff height 16. No decorative initials; a few titles, attributions, etc. in red or green ink. Watermark generally resembles Briquet #2335.

Late l6th-early 17th century. Of central or north German origin.