GB-Ob MS. Canon. Pat. Lat. 229 (Pad A)

Bodleian Library, Oxford, England

Non-music MS with interpolated music: Late 14th or early 15th century

Archive	Bodleian Library, Oxford, England (GB-Ob)
Shelfmark	MS. Canon. Pat. Lat. 229 (Pad A)
Surface	Parchment
Numbering System	Foliation
Format	portrait
Measurements	c. 320 x 240 mm
Other Identifiers	RISM: GB-Ob229 CCM: OxfBC 229 Other catalogues/source: PadA
Notations	black full mensural
Relationships	Perissinotti, Giovanni (owner) Canonici, of Venice, Abate Matteo Luigi (1727–1805) (owner) St Giustina Benedictine Abbey (copied at)
External Links	images 14th-century French music notation tutorials transcribed texts Catalogue Description
Provenance	Italy
Contents	11 pieces from 8 composers

General Description

Composite of several unrelated items dating from 12th-15th centuries. Contents include theological writings (ff. 1-52 and ff. 58-73'), monophonic music (f. 57), and polyphonic music (ff. 53-56). Polyphony pages belong to same original manuscript as PadU 684 and PadU 1475. Copied by a single scribe. Folios with polyphony copied at St. Giustina Benedictine Abbey in Padua. Remained at St. Giustina until 1797, then taken to Paris. Later acquired by the Jesuit antiquarian Matteo Luigi Canonici (1727-1805) of Venice. Canonici collection passed to Giovanni Perissinotti in 1807; sold to Bodleian Library in 1817.

Michael Scott Cuthbert (2012)

Binding

Modern cardboard covers; leather spine

Michael Scott Cuthbert (2012)

Notation

Black mensural

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Ruling

red staves

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Foliation

53-56v

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Foliation

Modern foliation, 1-73. Original foliation, 33-34; 37-38, still visible on folios with polyphony

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Decoration

Inked Gothic initials.

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Surface

parchment

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RISM Description

RISM B/IV 4: 14./15. Jh.; 4 Blätter Pergament, ca. 320 x 240 mm. Originale Foliierung f. 33, 34, 37, 38. Je Seite 10 (f. 38v 11) rote Fünfliniensysteme mit schwarzer Trecentonotation - Einband: 19. Jh.; Karton mit Lederrücken.

Die beiden Doppelblätter, zwischen denen ein weiteres Doppelblätter. fehlt, stammen aus dem Paduaner Kloster S. Giustina (vergleiche Notiz auf f. 37v) und gehörten offenbar zur gleichen Handschrift wie die Fragmente I-Pu684 und I-PU1475. Nach Clercx wurde diese ursprünglich umfangreiche Handschrift im ausgehenden 14. Jh. (oder um 1400) geschrieben. Die beiden Blätter finden sich heute in einem Sammelband der Canonici-Abteilung der Bodleian Library. Sie tragen dort die Foliozahlen 53-56. Auf f. 1-52 (14. Jh.) des Sammelbandes stehen Teile aus den Quaestiones quodlibetales von Thomas von Aquin; f. 57 Notenblatt des 12./13. Jh. mit einstimigen Antiphonen und Responsorien; f. 58-73v (12. Jh.) Briefe des Ambrosius unter anderem.

INCIPITVERZEICHNIS

Die erste Folioziffer bezieht sich auf die Originalfoliierung (vergleiche I-Pu684 und I-Pul475), die zweite auf die Foliierung des Sammelbandes GB-Ob229.

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[Scriptores Ecclesiastici] 229 (= MadanSC 19215) [see also PadU 684 and PadU 1475]

Theological writings, with polyphony:

1 Gloria, 1 Credo, 3 Sanctus, 1 motet, 2 Italian secular pieces, 3 French secular pieces = 11

Barbitonsoris-1, Berlantus [Berlatus]-1, (Ciconia)-1, (Jacopo da Bologna?)-1, Landini [M. Francisci de Florentia]-1, (Machaut)-1, Mediolano-1, anon-4

73 parchment folios, ca. 320 x 240. Composite of several unrelated items dating from 12th-15th centuries. Modern foliation, 1-73. Modern cardboard covers; leather spine. Contents include theological writings (ff. 1-52 and ff. 58-73'), monophonic music (f. 57), and polyphonic music (ff. 53-56). Original foliation, 33-34; 37-38, still visible on folios with polyphony, which belong to same original manuscript as PadU 684 and PadU 1475. Black mensural notation on red staves. Copied by a single scribe. Inked Gothic initials.

Late 14th or early 15th century (ClercxJC). Folios with polyphony copied at St. Giustina Benedictine Abbey in Padua. Remained at St. Giustina until 1797, then taken to Paris. Later acquired by the Jesuit antiquarian Matteo Luigi Canonici (1727-1805) of Venice. Canonici collection passed to Giovanni Perissinotti in 1807; sold to Bodleian Library in 1817.

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
33 [53]	Sanctus	-	Anonymous
Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 33 [53] Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Mensuration: octonaria .o. Clef: c2 Voice Text: Sanctus ... ... excelsis. Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: f3 Voice Text: ... pleni sunt celi ... ... excelsis. General Note {C1}, C2, [T], PMFC 13.A11 Layout parts
33v [53v]	Benedicamus Domino	-	Anonymous
Benedicamus Domino Anonymous Appears on: 33v [53v] Genres: Benedicamus Domino, Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c2 Voice Text: Benedicamus domino. Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: f3 Voice Text: Benedicamus domino. General Note C, T (For other works with the same tenor see Cuthbert, Diss., ch. 4) Layout parts Item Bibliography Cuthbert, Michael Scott. 2006. Trecento fragments and Polyphony beyond the codex. Harvard University, Ph.D. Pages: 380-82 (version as in Ox Can. Pat. Lat. 229.
33v [53v]	O cieco mondo di lusinghe pieno	-	Bologna, Jacopo da
O cieco mondo di lusinghe pieno Bologna, Jacopo da Appears on: 33v [53v] Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Clef: c1 Voice Text: [O cieco mondo...] per ch'io te desprisiando ... Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Clef: c3 Voice Text: Per ch'io te desprisiando ... General Note C, T; ritornello only with no missing music. Extremely different from other sources and not transcribed in PMFC 6 Layout parts
34 [54]–33v [53v]	Sanctus & benedictus	Mediolano	Mediolano (?)
Sanctus & benedictus Mediolano (?) Appears on: 34 [54]–33v [53v] Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Source Attribution: Mediolano Voice: Contratenor Languages: Latin Clef: f2c4 Voice Text: Sanctus ... Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Sanctus ... Voice: Tenor Languages: Latin Clef: f3c5 Voice Text: Sanctus ... Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Sanctus ... General Note C1, C2, T, Ct; apart from this version, all concordant versions are for 3vv or fewer, some troped with 'Benedictus Marie Filius' Layout parts
34v [54v]	Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	berla[n]tus	Berlatus
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Berlatus Appears on: 34v [54v] Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: berla[n]tus Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Patrem omnipotentem ... General Note C, {Ct}, {T}; Ivrea 115, 46v/47r and Strasbourg 222, f. 50r are not concordances Layout parts
37 [55]	Et in terra pax [Gloria]	-	Anonymous
Et in terra pax [Gloria] Anonymous Appears on: 37 [55] Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Et in terra pax hominibus ... General Note {C1}, C2, {T} Layout parts
37 [55]	Sones ces nachares apertmant	-	Anonymous
Sones ces nachares apertmant Anonymous Appears on: 37 [55] Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Clef: c3 Voice Text: [Sones ces nachares] Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Clef: c3 Voice Text: Sones ces nachares apertmant. General Note T, C/Ct; Order of voices reversed. Possibly missing C. Layout parts
37v [55v]	Sanctus	Barbitonsoris	Barbitonsoris (fl. late 14th century)
Sanctus Barbitonsoris (fl. late 14th century) Appears on: 37v [55v] Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Source Attribution: Barbitonsoris Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus ... Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus ... Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c3 Voice Text: Sanctus ... General Note C, T, Ct Layout parts
38 [56]	Donna s'i' t'ò fallito	M. Francisci de Florentia	Landini, Francesco (ca. 1325–1397)
Donna s'i' t'ò fallito Landini, Francesco (ca. 1325–1397) Appears on: 38 [56] Genres: Italian secular Source Attribution: M. Francisci de Florentia Voice: [no designation] Languages: Italian Voice Text: Don[n]a si t'o falito ... General Note C, T; Lauda contrafact as 'Donna, s'i' son partito' in Riccardania 2871, f. 59
38 [56]	Ma fin est mon commencement / fin est mon commencement	-	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)
Ma fin est mon commencement / fin est mon commencement Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377) Appears on: 38 [56] Genres: Motet Voice: Tenor Languages: French Clef: f3 Voice Text: [ma fin.] Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Clef: c3 Voice Text: Et mon començement est ma fin. General Note C, T. Text of the first line present but not placed accurately. Layout parts
38v [56v]	Sus une fontaine en remirant	-	Ciconia, Johannes (ca. 1370–1412)
Sus une fontaine en remirant Ciconia, Johannes (ca. 1370–1412) Appears on: 38v [56v] Genres: Virelai Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Mensuration: c Clef: c2 Voice Text: Sus une fontaine en remirant ... Voice: Tenor Languages: French Clef: f2 Voice Text: [Sus une fontaine] Voice: Contratenor Languages: French Mensuration: 3 / 2 Clef: c4 Voice Text: [Sus une fontaine] General Note C, T. Ct Layout parts General Note Hallmark1983 (p.208) concludes that this source 'provides a reading closer to the original version of "Sus une fontayne" despite its eccentric mensuration signatures' (supported by StoneSF p.379-382, who argues that their eccentricity is intended to indicate & identify the quotations from Philipoctus) Item Bibliography Stone, Anne. 2001. A Singer at the Fountain: Homage and Irony in Ciconia’s 'Sus une fontayne'. Music and Letters, 361-390. Hallmark, Anne. 1983. Some Evidence for French Influence in Northern Italy, c.1400. Studies in the Performance of Late Mediaeval Music, 193-225. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pages: 208.

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Benedicamus Domino – 33v [53v] Et in terra pax [Gloria] – 37 [55] Sanctus – 33 [53] Sones ces nachares apertmant – 37 [55]
Barbitonsoris (fl. late 14th century)	Sanctus – 37v [55v]
Berlatus	Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] – 34v [54v]
Bologna, Jacopo da	O cieco mondo di lusinghe pieno – 33v [53v]
Ciconia, Johannes (ca. 1370–1412)	Sus une fontaine en remirant – 38v [56v]
Landini, Francesco (ca. 1325–1397)	Donna s'i' t'ò fallito – 38 [56]
Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)	Ma fin est mon commencement / fin est mon commencement – 38 [56]
Mediolano	(?) Sanctus & benedictus – 34 [54]–33v [53v]

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Benedicamus Domino	Anonymous	33v [53v]
Donna s'i' t'ò fallito	Landini, Francesco (ca. 1325–1397)	38 [56]
Et in terra pax [Gloria]	Anonymous	37 [55]
Ma fin est mon commencement / fin est mon commencement	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)	38 [56]
O cieco mondo di lusinghe pieno	Bologna, Jacopo da	33v [53v]
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	Berlatus	34v [54v]
Sanctus	Anonymous	33 [53]
Sanctus	Barbitonsoris (fl. late 14th century)	37v [55v]
Sanctus & benedictus	Mediolano (?)	34 [54]–33v [53v]
Sones ces nachares apertmant	Anonymous	37 [55]
Sus une fontaine en remirant	Ciconia, Johannes (ca. 1370–1412)	38v [56v]

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Set: Pad A

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GB-Ob MS. Canon. Pat. Lat. 229 (Pad A)

I-Pu MS 684 (Pad A)

I-Pu MS 1475 (Pad A)

‡ denotes primary source study

Cuthbert, Michael Scott. 2006. Trecento fragments and Polyphony beyond the codex. Harvard University, Ph.D.

Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag.

Hagopian, Viola L. 1973. Italian Ars Nova Musik: A Bibliographic Guide to Modem Editions and Related Literature. 2nd ed. Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London. Pages: 63-4. Notes: additional bibliography.

Clercx-Lejeune, Suzanne, and Suzanne Clercx. 1960. Johannes Ciconia, un musicien liégois et son temps. Académie Royale de Belgique, Classe des Beaux-Arts: Mémoires: Collection in-4, II série, vol. X, fasc. 1a/1b. 2 vols. Brussels: Palais des Académies. Pages: I,74-8. Notes: contents list; concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Layton, Billy Jim. 1960. Italian Music for the Ordinary of the Mass 1300-1450. Harvard University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 116-60,199ff,358-62. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Schrade, Leo (editor). 1956-. Polyphonic Music of the Fourteenth Century. 24 vols. Monaco. Pages: Commentary to Vols. II-III, 48-9, passim; Commentary to Vol. IV, 33ff, passim; X,134,151ff; XII.83-91,102-3,197ff. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Fischer, Kurt von. 1956. Studien zur italienischen Musik des Trecento und frühen Quattrocento. Publikationen der Schweizerischen Musikforschenden Gesellschaft. Bern: Paul Haupt. Pages: 26-7,50-l. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Schrade, Leo (editor). 1954 -1956. The Polyphonic Music of the Fourteenth Century. 3 vols. Pages: Commentary Notes, 49. -vergleiche ferner die Literatur zu den übrigen Paduaner Fragmenten (I-Pu).

Hughes, Dom Anselm. 1951. Medieval Polyphony in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Pages: 25-6. Notes: physical description; contents list.

Apel, Willi (editor). 1950. French Secular Music of the Late Fourteenth Century. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Medieval Academy of America. Pages: Nr. 66 (Übertragung von Nr. 11 nach I-MOe5.24).

Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: X.514. Notes: physical description (partial).

Ellinwood, Leonard. 1941. The Conductus. Musical Quarterly, 165ff.

Ludwig, Friedrich (editor). 1926-9. Guillaume de Machaut: Musikalische Werke, 1-3. Leipzig: Publikationen älterer Musik. Pages: I, 63-4, II,24-7*, passim; IV,20.

Besseler, Heinrich. 1926. Studien zur Musik des Mittelalters: II. Die Motette von Franko von Köln bis Philipp van Vitry. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 137-258. Pages: 233-5. Notes: physical description; contents list.

Ludwig, Friedrich. 1925. Die mehrstimmige Messe des 14. Jahrhunderts. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 417ff. Pages: II, 25ff, 421.

Frere, Walter Howard. 1894-1932, repr. Hildesheim, 1967. Bibliotheca Musico-Liturgica: A Descriptive Handlist of the Musical and Latin-Liturgical Mss. of the Middle Ages Preserved in the Libraries of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 vols. London: The Plainsong and Medieval Music Society. Pages: I, 138.

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