Composite of originally separate gatherings and fascicles assembled by Claudius Bouchet c. 1527 (DeanS). Copied mostly by Claudius Bouchet and Claudius Gellandi (DeanS). Gellandi's assistant wrote ff. 48'-51 and added text on f. 48 and ff. 90-92 (DeanS); ff. 61-63' and ff. 94-107 copied by Johannes Orceau (SherrPM); ff. 116'-122 copied by anonymous scribe, who also wrote most of FlorL 666 and ff. 186'-202, 203'-206, 225'-239', and 241-242 of VatG XII.2 (PerkR, DeanS); later text corrections by Johannes Parvus on f. 72' and ff. 131'-132 (DeanS). Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.
V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 46
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican
manuscript of polyphony: c. 1508-27
| Archive | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Vatican (V-CVbav) |
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| Shelfmark | MS Capp. Sist. 46 |
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| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 553 x 423 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 85 compositions, 69 from 20 composers, 16 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Covers of medium brown leather over boards, blind tooled with decorative borders and central diamond motif; brass clasps, studs, and bosses. Covers date from 18th century (LlorCS), but decoration imitates earlier style; see VatS 13 for other manuscripts with similar bindings.
Watermark
on ff. 61-63 and ff. 94-107 generally resembles Briquet #478 (SherrPC).
Notation
black void mensural
Ruling
Staff height 25
Foliation
Original ink foliation, i-clix, on upper right rectos; modern pencil foliation (cited here), 1-160, on lower center rectos (excludes first and last flyleaves).
Decoration
Inked calligraphic initials decorated with tracery.
Surface
paper
RISM Description
RISM
XVIe. s. 159ff. + 1 f. limin. Papier, 555 x 425 nun. Foliotation ancienne en ch. romains. Le f. limin, les ff. 1, 121v, 122, 128v, 129, 133v, 134, 137v, 138, 142v, 143, 147v, 148, 150v, 151, 153v, 154, 156v, 157, 159v sont blancs. Notation mesurée blanche. 10-12 portées par p. Initiales ornées à la plume. Reliure XVIIIe s.
Ms. formé de nombreux fascicules indépendants dont la copie couvre une période qui va de Jules II (mort en 1513) jusque vers 1535 lorsque le recueil a été constitué dans son état présent par le scribe papal Johannes Parvus. On y reconnaît à de nombreux ff. l'écriture des 2 scribes responsables du Codex Medici (I-F1666) copié en 1518 (Rifkin).
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46 motets
Basiron-1, Brumel-1, Brunet-1, Carpentras-S, Carpentras/(Josquin)-1, Compère-1, Escribano-1, Eustachius de Monte Regali-1, C. Festa-3, A. Févin-1, Isaac-1, Josquin-7 + 1?, (Lebrun/Moulu) -1, Michot-1, Mouton-6, Mouton/(Josquin)-1, Ockeghem-1, Richafort-2, Silva-3, Willaert [Adria.]-1, anon-7
ii + 159 + i paper folios, 553 x 423. Composite of originally separate gatherings and fascicles assembled by Claudius Bouchet ca. 1527 (DeanS). Original ink foliation, i-clix, on upper right rectos; modern pencil foliation (cited here), 1-160, on lower center rectos (excludes first and last flyleaves). Covers of medium brown leather over boards, blind tooled with decorative borders and central diamond motif; brass clasps, studs, and bosses. Covers date from 18th century (LlorCS), but decoration imitates earlier style; see VatS 13 for other manuscripts with similar bindings. No index.
Copied mostly by Claudius Bouchet and Claudius Gellandi (DeanS). Gellandi's assistant wrote ff. 48'-51 and added text on f. 48 and ff. 90-92 (DeanS); ff. 61-63' and ff. 94-107 copied by Johannes Orceau (SherrPM); ff. 116'-122 copied by anonymous scribe, who also wrote most of FlorL 666 and ff. 186'-202, 203'-206, 225'-239', and 241-242 of VatG XII.2 (PerkR, DeanS); later text corrections by Johannes Parvus on f. 72' and ff. 131'-132 (DeanS). See general index for other manuscripts copied by Bouchet, Gellandi, Orceau, and Parvus. Staff height 25. Inked calligraphic initials decorated with tracery. Watermark on ff. 61-63 and ff. 94-107 generally resembles Briquet #478 (SherrPC).
Ca. 1508-27 (DeanS), with a few corrections ca. 1579-80. Copied in Rome, for use by Cappella Sistina.
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Sherr, Richard Jonathan. 1996. Papal Music Manuscripts in the Late Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 5. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Dean, Jeffrey J (editor). 1986. Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Cappella Sistina MS 46. Renaissance Music in Facsimile, vol. 21. New York. Notes: physical description; contents list; facsimile; discussion.
Dean, Jeffrey J. 1984. The Scribes of the Sistine Chapel 1501-1527. University of Chicago, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 44-5, 80, 119, 123-7, 158-61, 165-6, 168-71, 205-6, 243-6, 283, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Cummings, Anthony M. 1983. A Florentine Sacred Repertory from the Medici Restoration (Manuscript II. I. 232 [Olim Magi. XIX. 58; Gaddi 1113] of the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence): Bibliography and History. Acta Musicologica, 55: 267-332. Pages: 275, 280-2, 307, 309-12, 326-7. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Picker, Martin. 1983. A 'Salve Regina' of Uncertain Authorship. Datierung und Filiation von Musikhandschriften der Josquin-Zeit, Wolfenbütteler Forschungen, vol. 26. 177-9. Wiesbaden. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Josephson, Nors S (editor). 1982-. Early Sixteenth-Century Sacred Music from the Papal Chapel. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 95. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, ix, xix, 367-71; II, xiv, 244-6. Notes: contents list (partial); transcription (partial).
Kirsch, Winfried. 1977. Die Motetten des Andreas de Silva: Studien zur Geschichte der Motette im 16. Jahrhundert. Frankfurter Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft, vol. 2. Tutzing. Pages: 24, 55-8, 60-1, 72-8, 440, 445, 448. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); texts (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Sparks, Edgar H. 1976. Problems of Authenticity in Josquin's Motets. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International J osquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25June 1971, 345-59. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 347-8. Notes: contents list (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Sherr, Richard Jonathan. 1975. The Papal Chapel ca. 1492-1513 and Its Polyphonic Sources. Princeton University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 137, 283-6. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial).
Rifkin, Joshua. 1973. Scribal Concordances for Some Renaissance Manuscripts in Florentine Libraries. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 26: 305-26. Pages: 307-9, 311. Notes: facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Seay, Albert (editor). 1972-73. Elziarii Geneti (Carpentras): Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 58. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: V, x, xii, l-42. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Noble, Jeremy. 1971. A New Motet by Josquin? The Musical Times, 112: 749-53andmusicalsupplementfollowing772. Pages: 750-3 and musical supplement. Notes: contents list (partial); transcriptions (partial); facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Kirsch, Winfried (editor). 1970-. Andreas de Silva: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 49. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I, xi; II, xi-xii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Hudson, Barton (editor). 1969-72. Antoine Brumel: Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 5. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: V, xxxv-xxxvii, 71-83. Notes: contents list (partial); transcription (partial); texts (partial).
Perkins, Leeman L. 1969. Review of CR Lowinsky. The Medici Codex of 1518, a choirbook of motets dedicated to Lorenzo de Medici. The Musical Quarterly, 55: 255-69. Pages: 261. Notes: mention of MS.
Lowinsky, Edward E (editor). 1968. The Medici Codex of 1518: A Choirbook of Motets Dedicated to Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino. Monuments of Renaissance Music, vol. III-V. Chicago. Pages: III, 129-34, 150-2, 217-9, 231-2. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); texts (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Clinkscale, Edward Henry. 1965. The Complete Works of Antoine de Févin. New York University, Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 226; II, 359-67. Notes: contents list (partial); transcription (partial).
Finscher, Ludwig. 1964. Loyset Compere: Life and Works. Musicological Studies and Documents, vol. 12. American Institute of Musicology. Pages: 28-9, 46. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Main, Alexander, and Albert Seay (editors). 1962-. Costanza Festa: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 25. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: V, xi, xiv, l-14. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Just, Martin. 1960. Studien zu Heinrich Isaacs Motetten. Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 96-7; II, 24, 31-2. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial); texts (partial).
Llorens Cisteró, José Maria. 1960. Capellae Sixtinae Codices. Vatican City. Pages: 94-8, 486-7. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipits (partial).
Main, Alexander. 1960. Costanzo Festa: The Masses and Motets. New York University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 53-4, 60, 277-303. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Finscher, Ludwig (editor). 1958-. Loyset Compere: Opera Omnia. Corpus mensurabilis musicae, vol. 15. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: IV, x. Notes: facsimile (partial).
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: III, Tafel 45; XI, 752. Notes: physical description (partial); facsimile (partial).
Stephan, Wolfgang. 1937. Die Burgundisch-Niederländische Motette zur Zeit Ockeghems. Kassel. Pages: 95.
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1929-. Das Chorwerk. Berlin/Wolfenbüttel. Pages: LVII, iii; XCIV, vi, 1-7. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Smijers, Albert (editor). 1926-64. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Motetten. Amsterdam. Pages: I, xi, xiv-xvi; XXIII, xxix-xxx. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Haberl, Franz Xavier. 1885-88. Bausteine für Musikgeschichte. 3 vols. Leipzig. Pages: II, 20.
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Jonathan Tribe
Thursday, 16 April, 2026
The anonymous Regina celi, at ff154v-156r, is canonic so should be marked as 6vv. This is the famous setting that Jeremy Noble thought might be by Josquin. (Voice number updated and attribution to Josquin added.)
Julia Craig-McFeely
Friday, 16 April, 2021
'4vv' Regina caeli by Festa corrected to 5vv noting the canon! Concordances in CG XII,4 etc also updated.
Edward Tambling
Thursday, 15 October, 2020
Salve Regina at 118v-120r is by Philippe Basiron. There is a printed concordance at RISM 1520/1, and the index in the Bassus partbook gives ascription.
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