One of a group of five fascicle-manuscripts, each containing a single piece: this fragment consists of 10 folios (5 bifolios), original size c. 395 x 270 (1 Mass; concordant with Saxilby fragment). (See also RISM description below.)

Probably copied at San Petronio; pieces possibly composed by resident musicians. These folios were found in the binding of I-Bsp MS A.XXXVIII by the archivist Sergio Paganelli in 1966 or 1967 (an earlier statement here that they had been found in covers of several 16th-century manuscripts at San Petronio, was incorrect – see RISM).

All folios trimmed, with loss of staves of music at top and bottom, and some notes at edges.

black semi-mensural notation (Hufnagel)

10 staves per page

ff. 1-10

paper

RISM B/IV 5: 29 feuillets séparés tirés de la reliure du ms. A.XXXVIII lors de sa réfection en 1967 et qui constituaient primitivement 5 fascicules séparés contenant chacun une seule oeuvre mais qui n'étaient pas forcément destinés à être réunis en un seul ms. Les 4 premiers fascicules contenant 3 messes et 1 Magnificat ont été copiés de la même main sur un papier avec filigrane identique (fleur à 8 pétales) qu'on date de 1480-90, tandis que le 5e fascicule est tout à fait différent. Tous les ff. ont été rognés aux marges externes et supérieures (et aussi inférieures pour le E), supprimant ainsi le nom éventuel des compositeurs, 1 ou 2 portées en haut des ff., les premières (au v) ou les dernières (au r) notes de chaque ligne.

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FRAGMENT E

XVe s. 10ff. Papier, 345 x 250/65 mm. Foliotation moderne. Les ff. 1 et l0v sont blancs. Notation non mesurée noire [Nagel-schrift]. 11 portées par p. dans le ms. primitif, f. 1-10

[Missa] 4vx. Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus et Agnus, tous incompl.

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4 Masses, 1 Magnificat = 5

Anonymous

30 paper folios, 340-5 x 225-65. All folios trimmed, with loss of some music. Originally five fascicle-manuscripts, each containing a single piece:

A. 4 folios of an original 10, original size ca. 420 x 255 (1 Mass)

B. 2 folios, original size ca. 435 x 270 (1 Magnificat)

C. 6 folios, original size ca. 470 x 260 (1 Mass)

D. 8 folios of an original 12, original size ca. 420 x 280 (1 Mass)

E. 10 folios, original size ca. 395 x 270 (1 Mass)

A-D written in white mensural notation, E in black semi-mensural notation. Watermark: Briquet #6601.

1480-90. Probably copied at San Petronio; pieces possibly composed by resident musicians. These folios were found in covers of several l6th-century manuscripts at San Petronio by the archivist, Sergio Paganelli, in 1966.