CH-BEb Cod. 218

Burgerbibliothek Bern, Bibliothèque de la Bourgeoisie, Bern, Switzerland

manuscript of polyphony: 14th century, finished 1371

Archive	Burgerbibliothek Bern, Bibliothèque de la Bourgeoisie, Bern, Switzerland (CH-BEb)
Shelfmark	Cod. 218
Image Availability	The images on this record are linked using IIIF.
Surface	Parchment
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	297 x 207 mm
Other Identifiers	RISM: MachK RISM: CH-BEb 218 Other catalogues/source: K olim (Former shelfmark): m 28 (16th- or 17th-century)
Notations	Ars Nova
Copyists	Sens, Guiot de Text and Music
External Links	online images Images of Cod. A 95.10, fragment containing two Machaut texts. 14th-century French music notation tutorials IIIF Manifest Transcribed texts
Provenance	France
Contents	Contains 9 compositions from 1 composer.

General Description

This important Machaut MS was written by Guiot de Sens, who worked continuously till it was finished, according to the explicit. It contains the Dit du Vergier, the Jugement du Roy de Behaigne, the Remède de Fortune, the Dit du Lion, the Confort d'Ami, the Dit de la Harpe, etc. Music is provided for only two pieces, the two ballades from the Remede. The initials are omitted in both cases, and in the second piece the third strophe of text is missing. The writing is in two columns.

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Binding

white vellum over cardboard dating from c. 1700

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Watermark

watermark of the binding flyleaves is Bernese

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Notation

Ars Nova

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Ruling

five-line staves in red

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Foliation

numbered in modern pencil at t.r.r. A medieval foliation at t.m.r. is in red ink, using Roman numerals and running from I-CXXXVIII. Folios 4, 5, 9-20, 29, 41, 48, 49, 61-68, 71, 83, 86, 92-94, 107, 115, 124, 126, 129 of this old foliation are now missing, and moreover after f. 80 and 91 new folios without a number have been added. In addition to the 103 numbered folios there are two unnumbered paper flyleaves at each end which belong to the binding

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Foliation

41v-42v with music, 1-103 complete

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Surface

parchment

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RISM Description

RISM B/IV 2 : A parchment ms finished on the Friday of the second week in April, 1371. It consists of 103 folios meas. 297 x 207 mm. and numbered in modern pencil at t.r.r. A medieval foliation at t.m.r. is in red ink, using Roman numerals and running from I-CXXXVIII. Folios 4, 5, 9-20, 29, 41, 48, 49, 61-68, 71, 83, 86, 92-94, 107, 115, 124, 126, 129 of this old foliation are now missing, and moreover after f. 80 and 91 new folios without a number have been added. In addition to the 103 numbered folios there are two unnumbered paper flyleaves at each end which belong to the binding of white vellum over cardboard dating from c. 1700. The watermark of these flyleaves is Bernese. This important Machaut ms was written by Guiot de Sens, who worked continuously till it was finished, according to the explicit. It contains the Dit du Vergier, the Jugement du Roy de Behaigne, the Remède de Fortune, the Dit du Lion, the Confort d'Ami, the Dit de la Harpe, etc. The provenance is unknown, but perhaps the 16th or 17th century shelfmark, m 28, may help to shed light on its origins. Music is provided for only two pieces, the two ballades from the Remede, in the usual Ars Nova notation on red five-line staves. The initials are omitted in both cases, and in the second piece the third strophe of text is missing. The writing is in two columns.

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
45	Qui bien aimme a tart oublie	-	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)
Qui bien aimme a tart oublie Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377) Appears on: 45 Genres: Lai Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Voice Text: Lay de plour: Qui bien aimme
45–45v	Qui n'aroit autre deport	-	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)
Qui n'aroit autre deport Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377) Appears on: 45–45v Genres: Lai Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Voice Text: Qui n'aroit
49v	Tels rit au main qui au soir pleure	-	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)
Tels rit au main qui au soir pleure Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377) Appears on: 49v Genres: Complainte Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Voice Text: Tels rit au main
54	Un mortel lay weil commencier (Le Lay Mortel)	-	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)
Un mortel lay weil commencier (Le Lay Mortel) Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377) Appears on: 54 Genres: Lai Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Voice Text: Joie plaisence
59v	En amer a douce vie / car tant plaist la maladie	-	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)
En amer a douce vie / car tant plaist la maladie Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377) Appears on: 59v Genres: Ballade Number of voices: 4 Voice: Triplum Languages: none Clef: c2 Voice: Cantus Languages: French Clef: c3 Voice Text: [En] amer ha douce vie \| car tant plaist la maladie Voice: Tenor Languages: none Clef: f3 Voice: Contratenor Languages: none Clef: f3 Layout parts
60v	Dame de qui toute ma joie / n’assés loer si comme il appartient	-	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)
Dame de qui toute ma joie / n’assés loer si comme il appartient Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377) Appears on: 60v Genres: Ballade Number of voices: 4 Voice: Triplum Languages: none Clef: c2 Voice: Cantus Languages: French Clef: c3 Voice Text: [D]amde de qui toute ma joie \| n’assés loer si com il apartient Voice: Tenor Languages: none Clef: f3 Voice: Contratenor Languages: none Clef: f3 Layout parts
98	Je, Fortune, fay a toulx assavoir	-	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)
Je, Fortune, fay a toulx assavoir Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377) Appears on: 98 Genres: Lai Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Voice Text: Je, Fortune, fay a toulx assavoir
127	Un mortel lay weil commencier (Le Lay Mortel)	-	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)
Un mortel lay weil commencier (Le Lay Mortel) Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377) Appears on: 127 Genres: Lai Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Voice Text: Lay mortel: Un mortel lay weil commencier
128	S'onques dolereusement sceus faire ne tristement / Qu'en terre n'a element ne planetten firmament	-	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)
S'onques dolereusement sceus faire ne tristement / Qu'en terre n'a element ne planetten firmament Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377) Appears on: 128 Genres: Canon, Lai Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Voice Text: Lay de confort: S'onques douleureusement
130v	Amis, t'amour me contreint (Le Lay de Dames)	-	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)
Amis, t'amour me contreint (Le Lay de Dames) Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377) Appears on: 130v Genres: Lai Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Voice Text: Lay des dames: Amis t'amour me contreint

Composer	Compositions
Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300-1377)	Amis, t'amour me contreint (Le Lay de Dames) – 130v Dame de qui toute ma joie / n’assés loer si comme il appartient – 60v En amer a douce vie / car tant plaist la maladie – 59v Je, Fortune, fay a toulx assavoir – 98 Qui bien aimme a tart oublie – 45 Qui n'aroit autre deport – 45–45v S'onques dolereusement sceus faire ne tristement / Qu'en terre n'a element ne planetten firmament – 128 Tels rit au main qui au soir pleure – 49v Un mortel lay weil commencier (Le Lay Mortel) – 54 Un mortel lay weil commencier (Le Lay Mortel) – 127

Composer

Compositions

Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300-1377)

Amis, t'amour me contreint (Le Lay de Dames) – 130v
Dame de qui toute ma joie / n’assés loer si comme il appartient – 60v
En amer a douce vie / car tant plaist la maladie – 59v
Je, Fortune, fay a toulx assavoir – 98
Qui bien aimme a tart oublie – 45
Qui n'aroit autre deport – 45–45v
S'onques dolereusement sceus faire ne tristement / Qu'en terre n'a element ne planetten firmament – 128
Tels rit au main qui au soir pleure – 49v
Un mortel lay weil commencier (Le Lay Mortel) – 54
Un mortel lay weil commencier (Le Lay Mortel) – 127

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Amis, t'amour me contreint (Le Lay de Dames)	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)	130v
Dame de qui toute ma joie / n’assés loer si comme il appartient	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)	60v
En amer a douce vie / car tant plaist la maladie	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)	59v
Je, Fortune, fay a toulx assavoir	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)	98
Qui bien aimme a tart oublie	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)	45
Qui n'aroit autre deport	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)	45–45v
S'onques dolereusement sceus faire ne tristement / Qu'en terre n'a element ne planetten firmament	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)	128
Tels rit au main qui au soir pleure	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)	49v
Un mortel lay weil commencier (Le Lay Mortel)	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)	54
Un mortel lay weil commencier (Le Lay Mortel)	Machaut, Guillaume de (ca. 1300–1377)	127

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Set: Machaut MSS

Type: Linked by Origin or Contents

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CH-BEb Cod. 218

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F-AS 897

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F-Pa 5203

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F-Pnm Français 843 (Machaut M)

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F-Pnm Français 881

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F-Pnm Français 1584 (Machaut A)

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F-Pnm Français 1585 (Machaut B)

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F-Pnm Français 1586 (Machaut C)

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F-Pnm Français 1587 (Machaut D)

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F-Pnm Français 9221 (Machaut E)

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F-Pnm Français 22545-22546 (Machaut F-G)

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F-Pnm NAF 23190 (Trémoille)

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F-SERc ms of the duchess de la Trémoïlle

GB-AB MS 5010C

GB-Cmc MS 1594 (Pepys)

I-Pu MS 658 (Pad C)

US-KCferrell MS 1, Machaut (Vogüé, Wildenstein, Machaut Vg)

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US-NYpm M. 396

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US-NYw See USA, Kansas City, Private Collection of James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell

‡ denotes primary source study

Earp, Lawrence M. 1995. Guillaume de Machaut: A Guide to Research. New York and London: Garland.

Mostert, Marco. 1989. The library of Fleury, a provisional list of manuscripts. Hilversum. Pages: hier S.64 zu Cod. 218.

Scarpatetti, Beat Matthias von. 1977-. Katalog der datierten Handschriften in der Schweiz in lateinischer Schrift vom Anfang des Mittelalters bis 1550. Zürich.

Fischer, Kurt von, Max Lütolf, and Gilbert Reaney (editors). 1969. Répertoire international des sources musicales. Series B IV, vol. 2. Manuscripts of Polyphonic Music. Pages: 52.

Machabey, Armand. 1955. Guillaume de Machault 130?-1377: La vie et lœuvre musical,. Bibliothèque d'Etudes Musicales. 2 vols. Paris: Richard-Masse.

Schrade, Leo (editor). 1954 -1956. The Polyphonic Music of the Fourteenth Century. 3 vols. Pages: II-III, commentary, 121 ff; II, 138 ff (transcription of both pieces).

Homburger, Otto. 1953. Dichtung des Guillaume de Machaut. Schätze der Burgerbibliothek Bern, Bern. Pages: hier S. 124-125 zu Cod. 218.

Ludwig, Friedrich (editor). 1926-9. Guillaume de Machaut: Musikalische Werke, 1-3. Leipzig: Publikationen älterer Musik. Pages: II, 8, 13, 16, 43, 45, 52, 63, 65, 69; I, 93 ff (transcription of both pieces).

Handschin, Jacques. 1923. Die ältesten Denkmäler mensural notierter Musik in der Schweiz. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 5: 1-10. Pages: 1 f.

Hagen, H. 1875. Catalogus codicum Bernensium. Pages: 263 ff.

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. RISM Description

CH-BEb Cod. 218

Burgerbibliothek Bern, Bibliothèque de la Bourgeoisie, Bern, Switzerland

manuscript of polyphony: 14th century, finished 1371

General Description

Binding

Watermark

Notation

Ruling

Foliation

Foliation

Surface

RISM Description

Layout

Layout

Set: Machaut MSS

Type: Linked by Origin or Contents

DIAMM, 2016

Monday, 23 January, 2017

Répertoire Internationale des Sources Musicales

Monday, 23 January, 2017