62 [63] pieces by 6 known composers. Copied by two scribes: scribe A copied pieces #26-28, 30-39, and 41-55; scribe B copied pieces #1-25, 29, 40, and 56-62, which form a slightly later repertory than the pieces copied by scribe A. Scribe A copied pieces in alphabetical order by title, from A through O; scribe B copied pieces in random order. The manuscript is arranged so that the book must be turned sideways to be read; the Discantus is on the verso of each opening, the Tenor and Contratenor on the recto, all written lengthwise on the opening. Originated at the Burgundian court of Philip the Good at Dijon/Bruges (McgaryE).
E-E MS V.III.24
Palacio Real, Monasterio de S Lorenzo, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1430 - 45
| Archive | Palacio Real, Monasterio de S Lorenzo, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain (E-E) |
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| Shelfmark | MS V.III.24 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. Please refer to the external links for image availability. |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 251 x 158 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 63 compositions, 30 from 7 composers, 33 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
The folios were trimmed from an original size of ca. 310 x 250 at the time of binding, and some folios were bound in incorrect order; original f. 47 is missing
Binding
Covers of brown leather over boards, tooled with the emblem of the monastery; these, along with the flyleaves, may date from the late 16th or early 17th century (RehmC).
Notation
black mensural notation with red coloration
Ruling
red staves
Foliation
19th-century ink foliation, 1-62
Decoration
Initials decorated in black, red, and blue ink.
Surface
parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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60 French secular pieces, 2 Flemish secular pieces = 62
Binchois-18 + 3?, (Binchois/Grossin)-1, Dufay-5, Dunstable-1, (Fontaine)-1, (N. Merques)-1, (Vide)-1, anon-31
iii + 62 + iii parchment folios, 251 x 158. The folios were trimmed from an original size of ca. 310 x 250 at the time of binding, and some folios were bound in incorrect order; original f. 47 is missing, 19th-century ink foliation, 1-62. Covers of brown leather over boards, tooled with the emblem of the monastery; these, along with the flyleaves, may date from the late 16th or early 17th century (RehmC). No index. Black mensural notation on red staves, with red coloration. Copied by two scribes: scribe A copied pieces #26-28, 30-39, and 41-55; scribe B copied pieces #1-25, 29, 40, and 56-62, which form a slightly later repertory than the pieces copied by scribe A. Scribe A copied pieces in alphabetical order by title, from A through O; scribe B copied pieces in random order. The manuscript is arranged so that the book must be turned sideways to be read; the discantus is on the verso of each opening, the tenor and contratenor on the recto, all written lengthwise on the opening. Initials decorated in black, red, and blue ink.
Ca. 1430-45 (KempME). Originated at the Burgundian court of Philip the Good at Dijon/Bruges (McgaryE).
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Hanen, Martha Knight. 1983. The Chansonnier El Escorial IV.a.24: Commentary and Edition. Musicological Studies, vol. XXXVI/1-3. 3 vols. Henryville, Ottawa, and Binningen. Pages: I,30,163-4; II,44-7; III,276-9. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kemp, Walter H (editor). 1980. Anonymous Pieces in the Chansonnier El Escorial, Biblioteca del Monasterio Cod. V. III.24. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 77. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
McGary, Thomas Joseph. 1979. Partial Signature Implications in the Escorial Manuscript V.III.24. The Music Review, 40: 77-89. Notes: contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
‡ Kemp, Walter H. 1976. The Manuscript Escorial V.III.24. Musica Disciplina, 30: 97-129.
‡ McGary, Thomas Joseph. 1973. Codex Escorial MS V.III.24: An HistoricalAnalytical Evaluation and Transcription. University of Cincinnati, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation.
Kemp, Walter H. 1972. The Burgundian Chanson in the Fifteenth Century, with special reference to the Anonymous Chansons in the MS Escorial V. III. 24 and Related Sources. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation.
Parris, Arthur. 1965. The sacred works of Gilles Binchois. Bryn Mawr College, Ph.D. Dissertation. Pages: 92-4.
‡ Rehm, Wolfgang (editor). 1958. Codex Escorial Chansonnier: Biblioteca del Monasterio El Escorial / Signatur: Ms. V. III. 24. Documenta Musicologica, vol. II, No. 2. Kassel and Basel.
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: III, 1520-3; IV,493-4.
Fuente, Fray Arturo Garcia de la. 1933. Catalogo de los Manuscritos Francese y Provenzales de la Biblioteca de El Escorial. Madrid. Pages: 66-8.
Besseler, Heinrich. 1925. Studien zur Musik des Mittelalters: I. Neue Quellen des 14. und beginnenden 15. Jahrhunderts. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 7: 167-252. Pages: 241-2.
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Dr David Rothenberg
Thursday, 21 May, 2026
Fixed broken image link
Clemens Goldberg
Saturday, 27 May, 2023
Corrected title of Binchois' "Se la belle n'a le voloir"
Clemens Goldberg
Monday, 1 May, 2023
sesparated out 3vv & 4vv versions of Dueil angoisseux and identified concordances of each: 3vv in Lucca Codes Ms. 184 and in Escorial IV.a.24 (the original version); 4vv with additional "contratenor concordans sequenti" also in Trento 88, f. 204v-205 as "Rerum conditor respice" (identified there as "De Langwerus" i.e. Dueil angoisseux)
Clemens Goldberg
Monday, 1 May, 2023
confirmed concordances for "C'est assez" (with contrafact text Virgo rosa")
Clemens Goldberg
Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
Concordance identified for 'Ja natens plus de reconfort' (f. 28v-29r ) in Kassel, Murhard'sche Bibliothek 4o Ms. mus 259, f. 1v (Nr. 4) with incipit "Psallentes cum jubilo" - Cantus only, last 15 notes lacking.
Clemens Goldberg
Saturday, 15 April, 2023
f. 5v Il m'est si grief: noted here and on Can.Misc.213 that the 2 settings have completely different Contratenors.
Scott Metcalfe
Saturday, 4 July, 2020
Corrected title of the Binchois song on f. 26r to "Adieu mes tresbelles amours"; and marked "Adieu ma tresbelle maistresse" (ff. 26v-27) as 'probably' by Binchois, as no ascription survives & the case for attribution (while strong) is modern. It was made by Walter Kemp in his 1972 dissertation (revised and published as a book in 1990) and supported and strengthened by Dennis Slavin in his 1987 dissertation.
Karen Cook
Wednesday, 14 November, 2018
"62 [63] pieces by 6 known composers" added to general description, correcting CCM count.
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