Copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (HuysOC, KellJ); WarmMC distinguishes several other music and/or text scripts: scribe D (ff. 42'-66, 67'-82', 83'-98, 99'-102, 105'-116'); scribe C2 (music on ff. 117'-125); and scribe X (text on ff. 117'-125); to whom she subsequently added scribe I (some of the foregoing music and text). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). The manuscript was prepared for Pompejus Occo of Amsterdam (ca. 1480-1537), a merchant and representative of the Fugger banking firm. An inscription on f. 1 refers to Occo's ownership of the manuscript. Occo loaned the manuscript for several years to the Chapel of the Holy Place in Amsterdam. After Occo's death, his son Sybrant obtained ownership of the manuscript. It remained in the possession of the Occo and Gilles families (interrelated by marriage) until 1972, when it was sold at auction and acquired by the Bibliothèque Royale (HuysOC).
B-Br MS IV.922 (Occo Codex)
KBR (Koninklijke Bibliotheek / Bibliothèque royale), Brussels, Belgium
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1525-34
| Archive | KBR (Koninklijke Bibliotheek / Bibliothèque royale), Brussels, Belgium (B-Br) |
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| Shelfmark | MS IV.922 (Occo Codex) |
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| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 470 x 340 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 19 compositions, 13 from 11 composers, 6 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
. Original covers of calfskin on boards, with blind-tooled lozenge design. The two flyleaves are pasted to the inside of the front and back covers.
Notation
not indicated
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-151.
Decoration
Miniatures illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Coat of arms of Pompejus Occo of Amsterdam.
Surface
parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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7 Masses, 1 Requiem Mass, 2 Kyries, 1 Mass Proper section, 6 motets = 17
Barra-1, Divitis-1, M. Forestier/(Mouton)-1, Gascongne [Gascoing]-1,* Isaac-1, Josquin-1, (La Rue)-1, Mouton-2, Vorda-1, anon-7
*Missa Mijn hert (ff. 67'-82'). In addition, the Benedictus of Josquin's Missa Pange lingua is replaced in this manuscript by the Benedictus from Gascongne's Missa Es hat ein sin.
i + 151 + i parchment folios, 470 x 340. The two flyleaves are pasted to the inside of the front and back covers. Modern pencil foliation, 1-151. Blank folios:1'-3, 11'-12, 28, 41'-42, 66'-67, 83, 99, 102'-103, 117, 131'-133, 148'-151'. Original covers of calfskin on boards, with blind-tooled lozenge design. No index. Copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (HuysOC, KellJ). Miniatures illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Coat of arms of Pompejus Occo of Amsterdam. An inscription on f. 1 refers to Occo's ownership of the manuscript.
1526-34 (HuysOC). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). The manuscript was prepared for Pompejus Occo of Amsterdam (ca. 1480-1537), a merchant and representative of the Fugger banking firm. Occo loaned the manuscript for several years to the Chapel of the Holy Place in Amsterdam. After Occo's death, his son Sybrant obtained ownership of the manuscript. It remained in the possession of the Occo and Gilles families (interrelated by marriage) until 1972, when it was sold at auction and acquired by the Bibliothèque Royale (HuysOC).
Vol. 4
Composers: Revise second sentence of footnote to read: "In addition, the Pieni and Benedictus of Josquin's Missa Pange lingua are replaced in this source by corresponding sections from Gascongne's Missa Es hat ein sin."
Physical: Copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (HuysOC, KellJ); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. WarmMC distinguishes three other music and/or text scripts: D (ff. 42'-66, 67'-82', 83'-98, 99'-102, 105'-116'); C2 (music on ff. 117'-125); and X (text on ff. 117'-125); see general index for other manuscripts attributed to the same scribes.
Date: 1526-34 (HuysOC); one fascicle (ff. 117'-125) completed by March 1516 (WarmMC).
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Books prepared by the Alamire workshop
Linked by Origin or Contents · 72 sources
‡ denotes primary source study
Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1999. The Treasury of Petrus Alamire. Music and art in Flemish Court Manuscripts 1500-1535. Leuven: Alamire Foundation.
Schreurs, Eugeen. 1995. An Anthology of Music Fragments from the Low Countries (Middle Ages-Renaissance). Leuven. Pages: one opening.
Kellman, Herbert. 1989. Observations on the Production and Distribution of Music Manuscripts at the Netherlands Court. Early Music History, 9: .
Warmington, Flynn. 1982. A Master Calligrapher in Alamire's Workshop: The Chronology of His Work. Paper read at the Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society, November, 1982, . Notes: physical description (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Huys, Bernard. 1979. Occo Codex (Brussels, Royal Library Albert I, MS. IV. 922): Facsimile Edition. Facsimilia Musica Neerlandica, vol. I. Buren. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); facsimile; discussion.
Staehelin, Martin. 1977. Die Messen Heinrich Isaacs. Publikationen der Schweizerischen Musikforschenden Gesellschaft Serie II, vol. 28/I-III. Bern and Stuttgart. Pages: I,xxi,42,58,93; II1,114-5. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Kellman, Herbert. 1976. Josquin and the Courts of the Netherlands and France: The Evidence of the Sources. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 181-216. London, New York, and Toronto.
Huys, Bernard. 1974. An Unknown Alamire-Choirbook ("Occo Codex") Recently Acquired by the Royal Library of Belgium: A New Source for the History of Music in Amsterdam. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 24: 1-19.
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