V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 154

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

manuscript of polyphony: c. 1543-60

Archive	Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Rome, Italy (V-CVbav)
Shelfmark	MS Capp. Sist. 154
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	635 x 460 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: VatS 154 olim (Former shelfmark): I-Rvat MS Capp. Sist. 154
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	Parvus, Johannes Music
Relationships	Julius III (1487–1555) (patron) Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina) (copied at)
External Links	Images CMME online edition
External Authorities	RISM Online (sources/857000138)
Provenance	Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina) , Rome, Italy
Contents	20 pieces from 5 composers

General Description

Composite of originally separate fascicles assembled by Johannes Parvus c. 1560 (BraunerP). Copied by Johannes Parvus (LlorCS). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.

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Binding

Rebound in 1982, incorporating dark parchment of original covers, with modern white spine.

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Watermark

crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star (two variants, neither in Briquet; see BraunerP for other manuscripts with same marks).

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Notation

black void mensural

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Date

Ca. 1543-60 (BraunerP)

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Ruling

Staff height 27.5-28.0

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Foliation

Original ink foliation, i-xciiii, on upper right rectos (excludes front original flyleaf, last original folio, and rear original flyleaf). Modern pencilil foliation, 1-97, on lower center rectos (excludes first three modern flyleaves, rear original flyleaf, and rear modern flyleaves). Modern foliation cited here.

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Decoration

Illuminated miniatures and initials on ff. 3'-4 include coat of arms of Pope Julius III (1487-1555); miniature on f. 25' (= Agnus III of Josquin's Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales) depicts warrior armed with sword slaying a dragon. Other folios have inked calligraphic initials, or have no initials or decoration.

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Index

Original index on f. 2' lists pieces in order of appearance.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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4 Masses

Billon-1, Josquin-1, (La Rue)-1, Morales-1

iv + i + 95 + i + ii paper folios, 635 x 460. Composite of originally separate fascicles assembled by Johannes Parvus ca. 1560 (BraunerP). Original ink foliation, i-xciiii, on upper right rectos (excludes front original flyleaf, last original folio, and rear original flyleaf). Modern pencilil foliation, 1-97, on lower center rectos (excludes first three modern flyleaves, rear original flyleaf, and rear modern flyleaves). Modern foliation cited here. Rebound in 1982, incorporating dark parchment of original covers, with modern white spine. Original index on f. 2' lists pieces in order of appearance.

Copied by Johannes Parvus (LlorCS); see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe. Staff height 27.5-28.0. Illuminated miniatures and initials on ff. 3'-4 include coat of arms of Pope Julius III (1487-1555); miniature on f. 25' (= Agnus III of Josquin's Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales) depicts warrior armed with sword slaying a dragon. Other folios have inked calligraphic initials, or have no initials or decoration. Watermarks: crossed arrows surmounted by six-pointed star (two variants, neither in Briquet; see BraunerP for other manuscripts with same marks).

Ca. 1543-60 (BraunerP). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
3v–6	Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Kyrie	Josquin des Pres	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) (?)
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Kyrie Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) (?) Appears on: 3v–6 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Josquin des Pres Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa L'homme arme [super voces musicales] 6.3 Copying Style "is overwhelmingly likely, as James Haar and Mitchell Brauner have suggested, that Parvus used [Capp Sist 197] as his exemplar in preparing VatS 154. ... the layout of VatS 154 suggests that Parvus was responding directly to the crowded appearance of VatS 197. He expands the Kyrie into three openings, one for each mass section. Subsequently, he meticulously expands each opening of VatS 197 into two openings; the two sections of the Gloria thus fit on four openings in Parvus’s copy, the three sections of the Credo on six openings, etc.20 (The only exceptions are the Agnus Dei I and II, which appear on a single opening in VatS 197. Parvus expands Agnus Dei I to two openings; he then gives yet another opening, with a blank verso, over to Agnus Dei II.)" (Rodin, "Unfinished")
6v–10	Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Gloria	-	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Gloria Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) Appears on: 6v–10 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
10v–18	Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	-	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) Appears on: 10v–18 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
18v–22	Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Sanctus & Benedictus	-	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Sanctus & Benedictus Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) Appears on: 18v–22 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
22v–29	Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Agnus Dei	-	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Agnus Dei Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) Appears on: 22v–29 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary General Note the opening f. 24v-25 has blank staves only
30v–33	Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Kyrie	[La Rue]	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)
Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Kyrie Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518) Appears on: 30v–33 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: [La Rue] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Voice Text: Missa Incessament [mon povre cueur]
33v–37	Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Gloria	-	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)
Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Gloria Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518) Appears on: 33v–37 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
37v–43	Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Credo	-	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)
Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Credo Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518) Appears on: 37v–43 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
43v–47	Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Sanctus	-	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)
Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Sanctus Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518) Appears on: 43v–47 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
47v–49	Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Agnus Dei	-	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)
Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Agnus Dei Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518) Appears on: 47v–49 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
50v–53	Missa Content desir: Kyrie	Jo. de Billhon	Billon, Jhan de
Missa Content desir: Kyrie Billon, Jhan de Appears on: 50v–53 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Jo. de Billhon Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa Content desir
53v–57	Missa Content desir: Gloria	-	Billon, Jhan de
Missa Content desir: Gloria Billon, Jhan de Appears on: 53v–57 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
57v–65	Missa Content desir: Credo	-	Billon, Jhan de
Missa Content desir: Credo Billon, Jhan de Appears on: 57v–65 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
65v–69	Missa Content desir: Sanctus	-	Billon, Jhan de
Missa Content desir: Sanctus Billon, Jhan de Appears on: 65v–69 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
69v–71	Missa Content desir: Agnus Dei	-	Billon, Jhan de
Missa Content desir: Agnus Dei Billon, Jhan de Appears on: 69v–71 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary
72v–75	Missa Si bona suscepimus: Kyrie	Morales	Gombert, Nicolas (ca. 1495–ca. 1560) (?) Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Si bona suscepimus: Kyrie Gombert, Nicolas (ca. 1495–ca. 1560) (?) Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 72v–75 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Source Attribution: Morales Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missa Si bona suscepimus
75v–79	Missa Si bona suscepimus: Gloria: 2 partes	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Si bona suscepimus: Gloria: 2 partes Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 75v–79 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
79v–88	Missa Si bona suscepimus: Credo: 3 partes Crucifixus: 4 voces	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Si bona suscepimus: Credo: 3 partes Crucifixus: 4 voces Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 79v–88 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
88v–92	Missa Si bona suscepimus: Sanctus with: Pleni: 4 voces, Osanna, Benedictus: 4 voces	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Si bona suscepimus: Sanctus with: Pleni: 4 voces, Osanna, Benedictus: 4 voces Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 88v–92 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
92v–96	Missa Si bona suscepimus: Agnus I. Agnus II: 3 voces. Agnus III	-	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)
Missa Si bona suscepimus: Agnus I. Agnus II: 3 voces. Agnus III Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553) Appears on: 92v–96 Genres: Agnus Dei, Mass Ordinary

Composer	Compositions
Billon, Jhan de	Missa Content desir: Agnus Dei – 69v–71 Missa Content desir: Credo – 57v–65 Missa Content desir: Gloria – 53v–57 Missa Content desir: Kyrie – 50v–53 Missa Content desir: Sanctus – 65v–69
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Agnus Dei – 22v–29 Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Gloria – 6v–10 (?) Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Kyrie – 3v–6 Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] – 10v–18 Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Sanctus & Benedictus – 18v–22
Gombert, Nicolas (ca. 1495–ca. 1560)	(?) Missa Si bona suscepimus: Kyrie – 72v–75
Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	Missa Si bona suscepimus: Agnus I. Agnus II: 3 voces. Agnus III – 92v–96 Missa Si bona suscepimus: Credo: 3 partes Crucifixus: 4 voces – 79v–88 Missa Si bona suscepimus: Gloria: 2 partes – 75v–79 Missa Si bona suscepimus: Kyrie – 72v–75 Missa Si bona suscepimus: Sanctus with: Pleni: 4 voces, Osanna, Benedictus: 4 voces – 88v–92
Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)	Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Agnus Dei – 47v–49 Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Credo – 37v–43 Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Gloria – 33v–37 Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Kyrie – 30v–33 Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Sanctus – 43v–47

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Missa Content desir: Agnus Dei	Billon, Jhan de	69v–71
Missa Content desir: Credo	Billon, Jhan de	57v–65
Missa Content desir: Gloria	Billon, Jhan de	53v–57
Missa Content desir: Kyrie	Billon, Jhan de	50v–53
Missa Content desir: Sanctus	Billon, Jhan de	65v–69
Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Agnus Dei	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)	47v–49
Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Credo	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)	37v–43
Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Gloria	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)	33v–37
Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Kyrie	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)	30v–33
Missa Incessament mon pauvre coeur: Sanctus	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)	43v–47
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Agnus Dei	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	22v–29
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Gloria	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	6v–10
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Kyrie	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) (?)	3v–6
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	10v–18
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales 6.3: Sanctus & Benedictus	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	18v–22
Missa Si bona suscepimus: Agnus I. Agnus II: 3 voces. Agnus III	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	92v–96
Missa Si bona suscepimus: Credo: 3 partes Crucifixus: 4 voces	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	79v–88
Missa Si bona suscepimus: Gloria: 2 partes	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	75v–79
Missa Si bona suscepimus: Kyrie	Gombert, Nicolas (ca. 1495–ca. 1560) (?) Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	72v–75
Missa Si bona suscepimus: Sanctus with: Pleni: 4 voces, Osanna, Benedictus: 4 voces	Morales, Cristóbal de (ca. 1500–1553)	88v–92

‡ denotes primary source study

Rodin, Jesse. 2005. Finishing Josquin’s “Unfinished” Mass: A Case of Stylistic Imitation in the Cappella Sistina. Journal of Musicology, 412-453. Notes: the omission of the Et in spiritum sanctum from the Credo of Josquin's mass L'homme armé super voces musicales, in all other sources, and the inclusion of an (anonymous?) Et in spiritum sanctum in the appropriate spot in this source only.

Roth, Adalbert. 1998. Liturgical (and Paraliturgical) Music in the Papal Chapel towards the End of the Fifteenth Century: A Repertory in Embryo. Papal Music and Musicians in Late Medieval and Renaissance Rome, edited by Adalbert Roth, 125-37. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Brauner, Mitchell Paul. 1982. The Parvus Manuscripts: A Study of Vatican Polyphony, ca. 1535 to 1580. Brandeis University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 51ff, 151ff, 371, 381-4, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Benthem, Jaap van. 1976. Kompositorisches Verfahren in Josquins Proportionskanon Agnus Dei. Tijdschrift van de Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 9-16. Pages: 12-3. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1960. Capellae Sixtinae Codices. Vatican City. Pages: 181-2. Notes: physical description; contents list.

Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1958-61. Miniaturas de Vincent Raymond en los Manuscritos Musicales de la Capilla Sixtina. Miscelânea en Homenaje a Monsenor Higinio Angles, 475-98. Barcelona. Pages: 489, 494. Notes: physical description (partial).

Robijns, Jozef. 1954. Pierre de la Rue (Circa 1460-1518): Een Bio-Bibliographische Studie. Brussels. Pages: 159. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: II, 1350; XI, 752. Notes: physical description (partial).

Anglès, Higinio (editor). 1941-1971. Monumentos de la Mùsica Espanola. Madrid (later Barcelona, later Rome). Pages: XI, 59, 72, Facs. 11. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); facsimile (partial).

Smijers, Albert (editor). 1927-56. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Missen. Amsterdam. Pages: I, xii-xxiv. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial).

Haberl, Franz Xavier. 1888 R 1971. Bibliographischer und Thematischer Musikkatalog des Päpstlichen Kapellarchives im Vatikan zu Rom. Supplement to Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, . Pages: 41, 118, 124-5, 148. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; incipits.

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