A polyphonic hymn on f. 77 of a manuscript containing a liturgical calendar and monophonic settings of various psalms and hymns. This host MS is mid-13th century, with additions from the 15th and 16th centuries; the polyphonic hymn was added in the mid-15th century. Copied for the cathedral in Cambrai.
F-CA MS 28
Le Labo (formerly Médiathèque d'agglomération de Cambrai, and Bibliothèque Municipale/Bibliothèque Communale), Cambrai, France
non-music MS with added polyphony: Mid-13th century with additions from the 15th and 16th centuries
| Archive | Le Labo (formerly Médiathèque d'agglomération de Cambrai, and Bibliothèque Municipale/Bibliothèque Communale), Cambrai, France (F-CA) |
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| Shelfmark | MS 28 |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Measurements | 316 x 243 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 1 composition, 1 is anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Covers of brown tooled calfskin over wooden boards; remnants of clasps.
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
red 4-line staves
Foliation
77
Decoration
Initials illuminated in vermilion and azure
Surface
parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 hymn
Anonymous
77 parchment folios, 316 x 243. Several folios are now missing. Covers of brown tooled calfskin over wooden boards; remnants of clasps. Initials illuminated in vermilion and azure. The manuscript contains a liturgical calendar and monophonic settings of various psalms and hymns, in chant notation on red 4-line staves. The polyphonic hymn, in white mensural notation, is on f. 77; the piece also appears in CambraiBM 6.
Mid-13th century, with additions from the 15th and 16th centuries. The polyphonic hymn was added in the mid-15th century. Copied for the cathedral in Cambrai.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 1-5. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag.
Leroquais, V. 1940-41. Les Psautiers Manuscrits Latins des Bibliothèques Publiques de France. Mâcon. Pages: I, 112-3.
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Richard Dudas
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Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation Note; Ruling Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note
Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description