F-CA MS 6 (MS D 6)

Le Labo (formerly Médiathèque d'agglomération de Cambrai, and Bibliothèque Municipale/Bibliothèque Comunale), Cambrai, France

choirbook: c. 1430-40

Archive	Le Labo (formerly Médiathèque d'agglomération de Cambrai, and Bibliothèque Municipale/Bibliothèque Comunale), Cambrai, France (F-CA)
Shelfmark	MS 6 (MS D 6)
Surface	Parchment
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	500 x 335 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: CambraiBM 6
Notations	black full mensural red mensural
Copyists	? Mellet, Simon (ca. 1415–ca. 1480) Text and Music scribal concordance [48], possibly Simon Mellet Text and Music
Relationships	Cambrai Cathedral (commissioned/made for)
External Links	Selected images of all Cambrai MSS external b/w images
Provenance	Cambrai Cathedral , Cambrai, France
Contents	22 pieces from 5 composers

General Description

Copied by one main scribe, with some additions by the scribe of MS D 11, probably Simon Mellet. The two flyleaves are from a chant manuscript. Additional leaves are pasted inside the front and back covers; these contain various ink scribblings, including the names (signatures?) of such composers as Franchois and Johannes Lupi. Most of the pieces are concordant with CambraiBM 11. The manuscript also contains a monophonic Mass Ordinary cycle and two other monophonic pieces. Copied for the Cathedral at Cambrai.

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Binding

Modern covers of pasteboard. Was in original binding at the time of Molinier's catalogue (1891).

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Notation

black/red mensural notation

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Ruling

4- and 5- line staves, height 16.5/28.5 mm; up to 8 staves per page.

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Foliation

Original ink foliation, 36 ff + 2 endpapers

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Decoration

Red and blue initials on a background of red or black filigree work.

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Surface

parchment

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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3 Kyries, 5 Glorias, 5 Credos, 3 hymns = 16

(Binchois)-2, (Dufay)-7, (Franchois)-1, anon-6

i + 36 + i parchment folios, 500x335. Original ink foliation. Modern covers of pasteboard. No index. Black/red mensural notation. Copied by a single scribe, who also copied CambraiBM 11. Red and blue initials on a background of red or black filigree work. The two flyleaves are from a chant manuscript. Additional leaves are pasted inside the front and back covers; these contain various ink scribblings, including the names of such composers as Franchois and Johannes Lupi. Most of the pieces are concordant with CambraiBM 11. The manuscript also contains a monophonic Mass Ordinary cycle and two other monophonic pieces.

Ca. 1430-40. Copied for the Cathedral at Cambrai.

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

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1	Alleluia: O Maria pia mater	-	Anonymous
Alleluia: O Maria pia mater Anonymous Appears on: 1
1–1v	Salve decus purtatis	-	Anonymous
Salve decus purtatis Anonymous Appears on: 1–1v
2	Kyrie eleison (KGC group - iv/1)	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Kyrie eleison (KGC group - iv/1) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 2 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Motet
2v–4	Et in terra pax [Gloria] (iv/4) (Amen tropes Resurrexit dominus; Tu m’a monte)	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Et in terra pax [Gloria] (iv/4) (Amen tropes Resurrexit dominus; Tu m’a monte) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 2v–4 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
4v–5	Kyrie eleison (iv/19)	-	Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400–1460) (?) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) (?)
Kyrie eleison (iv/19) Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400–1460) (?) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) (?) Appears on: 4v–5 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary
5v–10	Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] (iv/4) (Amen tropes Dic Maria, La vilanella)	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] (iv/4) (Amen tropes Dic Maria, La vilanella) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 5v–10 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary, Troped Credo Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Patrem (Credo)
10v–12	Et in terra pax [Gloria] (iv/5)	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Et in terra pax [Gloria] (iv/5) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 10v–12 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
12v–13	Kyrie	-	Anonymous
Kyrie Anonymous Appears on: 12v–13
13v–17	Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] (iv/5)	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] (iv/5) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 13v–17 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
17v–20	Et in terra pax [Gloria] [Kaye 1a]	-	Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400–1460)
Et in terra pax [Gloria] [Kaye 1a] Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400–1460) Appears on: 17v–20 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
20v–23	Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] [Kaye 1b]	-	Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400–1460)
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] [Kaye 1b] Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400–1460) Appears on: 20v–23 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
23v–24	Iam ter quaternis	-	Anonymous
Iam ter quaternis Anonymous Appears on: 23v–24 Genres: Hymn
24v–27	Et in terra pax [Gloria] (with CT by Du Fay) (iv/30)	-	Grenon, Nicolas (?) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Et in terra pax [Gloria] (with CT by Du Fay) (iv/30) Grenon, Nicolas (?) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 24v–27 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
27v–30	Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	-	Anonymous
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Anonymous Appears on: 27v–30
30v	O quam glorifica luce (I)	-	Anonymous
O quam glorifica luce (I) Anonymous Appears on: 30v Genres: Hymn
31	O quam glorifica luce (II)	-	Anonymous
O quam glorifica luce (II) Anonymous Appears on: 31 Genres: Hymn
31v–33	Et in terra pax [Gloria] (iv/21)	-	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)
Et in terra pax [Gloria] (iv/21) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) Appears on: 31v–33 Genres: Gloria (et in terra pax), Mass Ordinary
33v–36	Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	-	Gemblaco (Gembloux), Johannes Franchois de
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Gemblaco (Gembloux), Johannes Franchois de Appears on: 33v–36 Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
36v	Kyrie	-	Anonymous
Kyrie Anonymous Appears on: 36v
36v–37	Et in terra pax [Gloria]	-	Anonymous
Et in terra pax [Gloria] Anonymous Appears on: 36v–37
37v	Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	-	Anonymous
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Anonymous Appears on: 37v
38	Gaude summe summa parens	-	Anonymous
Gaude summe summa parens Anonymous Appears on: 38

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	Alleluia: O Maria pia mater – 1 Et in terra pax [Gloria] – 36v–37 Gaude summe summa parens – 38 Iam ter quaternis – 23v–24 Kyrie – 36v Kyrie – 12v–13 O quam glorifica luce (I) – 30v O quam glorifica luce (II) – 31 Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] – 37v Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] – 27v–30 Salve decus purtatis – 1–1v
Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400–1460)	Et in terra pax [Gloria] [Kaye 1a] – 17v–20 (?) Kyrie eleison (iv/19) – 4v–5 Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] [Kaye 1b] – 20v–23
Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	Et in terra pax [Gloria] (iv/21) – 31v–33 Et in terra pax [Gloria] (iv/4) (Amen tropes Resurrexit dominus; Tu m’a monte) – 2v–4 Et in terra pax [Gloria] (iv/5) – 10v–12 Et in terra pax [Gloria] (with CT by Du Fay) (iv/30) – 24v–27 Kyrie eleison (KGC group - iv/1) – 2 (?) Kyrie eleison (iv/19) – 4v–5 Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] (iv/4) (Amen tropes Dic Maria, La vilanella) – 5v–10 Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] (iv/5) – 13v–17
Gemblaco (Gembloux), Johannes Franchois de	Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] – 33v–36
Grenon, Nicolas	(?) Et in terra pax [Gloria] (with CT by Du Fay) (iv/30) – 24v–27

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Alleluia: O Maria pia mater	Anonymous	1
Et in terra pax [Gloria]	Anonymous	36v–37
Et in terra pax [Gloria] (iv/21)	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	31v–33
Et in terra pax [Gloria] (iv/4) (Amen tropes Resurrexit dominus; Tu m’a monte)	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	2v–4
Et in terra pax [Gloria] (iv/5)	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	10v–12
Et in terra pax [Gloria] (with CT by Du Fay) (iv/30)	Grenon, Nicolas (?) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	24v–27
Et in terra pax [Gloria] [Kaye 1a]	Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400–1460)	17v–20
Gaude summe summa parens	Anonymous	38
Iam ter quaternis	Anonymous	23v–24
Kyrie	Anonymous	12v–13
Kyrie	Anonymous	36v
Kyrie eleison (iv/19)	Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400–1460) (?) Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474) (?)	4v–5
Kyrie eleison (KGC group - iv/1)	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	2
O quam glorifica luce (I)	Anonymous	30v
O quam glorifica luce (II)	Anonymous	31
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	Anonymous	27v–30
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	Gemblaco (Gembloux), Johannes Franchois de	33v–36
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]	Anonymous	37v
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] (iv/4) (Amen tropes Dic Maria, La vilanella)	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	5v–10
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] (iv/5)	Du Fay, Guillaume (1397–1474)	13v–17
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] [Kaye 1b]	Binchois, Gilles (ca. 1400–1460)	20v–23
Salve decus purtatis	Anonymous	1–1v

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