Polyphony on ff. 29-158'. Main corpus of polyphonic section copied by two music and five text scribes (HoppT); Mass on ff. 139'-141' is later addition by a different hand. All repertory unique to this manuscript. Probably copied at Cyprus, for court of King Janus (r. 1398-1432); though KügleGS has more recently argued that it was copied at Brescia c. 1434-5.

Possibly commissioned for Janus' second wife, Charlotte of Bourbon; music probably composed by French musicians who came to Cyprus in 1411 as part of Charlotte's retinue (HoppCF). Perhaps brought to Italy in 1434 by Anne de Lusignan, daughter of Janus and Charlotte, at time of Anne's marriage to Louis, Count of Geneva (son of Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy). Manuscript included in 1749 catalogue of Turin library.

1904 fire damage charred edges of folios but left most music and decoration unharmed.

Restored and rebound in modern covers of brown leather over boards, with metal clasps

Square chant and black full mensural with red coloration

8 5-line staves per page; staff height 14

159 ff

Modern stamped foliation, 1-158, on upper right rectos (cited here); second, incomplete modern foliation on lower right rectos generally one number higher than first foliation

Border decoration, blue and red painted initials on gold rectangles, with purple or gold filigree work; elaborate miniature of St. Hylarion on f. 1. Coat of arms on f. 1 identified by BesSI as that of Bagarotti family of Bologna; identification refuted by FeesP

parchment

Copied by several hands to a single plan. 159 folios in total. Original foliation from 29-158. Folios 1-28 have 8 5-line staves per page. Binding missing, stored in box.

RISM B/IV 4: 15. Jh.; 159 Blätter Pergament, 380 x 300 mm (Pergament 380 x 260 mm, Rest durch Papier ergänzt); Originale Foliierung von f. 29-158 (f. 1-28 unleserlich). Je Seite f. 1-28 8, ab f. 29 12 rote Fünfliniensysteme mit schwarzer und schwarz-roter Mensuralnotation (f. 1-28 Quadratnotation). - Einband: fehlt; die Handschrift wird heute in einer Kartonschachtel aufbewahrt.

Diese, beim Brand der Turiner Bibliothek von 1904 rundherum angebrannte Handschrift wurde 1902 von W. Meyer entdeckt. Sie stammt vom Hofe der Lusignans auf Cypern und wurde zwischen 1413 und 1420 von mehreren Händen, aber nach einheitlichem Plan geschrieben (siehe Inhalt). 1434 gelangte sie mit Anna von Lusignan, die Ludwig, Grafen von Genf, heiratete, nach Savoyen. Die Handschrift stellt ein durchwegs singuläres, in sich geschlossenes Repertoire dar. Der Ordinariumszyklus f. 139v/141v wurde vermutlich etwas nach 1420 nachgetragen.

Inhalt: f. l-28r einstimmige, liturgische Gesänge, unter anderem 6 Ordinariumszyklen; f. 29r-57r Ordinariumssätze; f. 59r-97r Motetten; f. 98r-139v französischen Balladen; f. 139v-141v Ordinariumszyklus; f. 143r-158v Virelais und Rondeaux. - Leer sind: f. 28v, 57v-58v, 97v, 142r/v, 159r/v.

INCIPITVERZEICHNIS

Die Incipits der einstimmigen Stücke auf f. 1-28 sind nicht ins Incipitverzeichnis aufgenommen.

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1 Mass, 7 Gloria-Credo pairs, 3 Glorias, 33 motets, 6 French sacred pieces, 168 French secular pieces = 218*

*Manuscript also contains monophonic Mass Ordinary cycles and Offices for St. Hylarion and St. Anne.

Anonymous

ii + 159 + ii parchment folios, originally 390 x 283, now somewhat smaller due to 1904 fire damage which charred edges of folios but left most music and decoration unharmed. Modern stamped foliation, 1-158, on upper right rectos (cited here); second, incomplete modern foliation on lower right rectos generally one number higher than first foliation. Restored and rebound in modern covers of brown leather over boards, with metal clasps. No index. Monophonic contents (ff. 1-28) copied in square chant notation; polyphony (ff. 29-158') in black mensural notation on red staves, with red coloration. Main corpus of polyphonic section copied by two music and five text scribes (HoppT); Mass on ff. 139'-141' is later addition by a different hand. Staff height 14. Border decoration, blue and red painted initials on gold rectangles, with purple or gold filigree work; elaborate miniature of St. Hylarion on f. 1. Coat of arms on f. 1 identified by BesSI as that of Bagarotti family of Bologna; identification refuted by FeesP. All repertory unique to this manuscript.

Ca. 1414-20 (HoppT); Mass on ff. 139'-141' added slightly later. Copied at Cyprus, for court of King Janus (r. 1398-1432). Possibly commissioned for Janus' second wife, Charlotte of Bourbon; music probably composed by French musicians who came to Cyprus in 1411 as part of Charlotte's retinue (HoppCF). Perhaps brought to Italy in 1434 by Anne de Lusignan, daughter of Janus and Charlotte, at time of Anne's marriage to Louis, Count of Geneva (son of Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy). Manuscript included in 1749 catalogue of Turin library.