P-Cug (Coimbra) Biblioteca Geral da Universidade MM 0007

Archive: 
P-Cug (Coimbra) Biblioteca Geral da Universidade
Siglum: 
P-Cug MM 0007
Shelfmark: 
MM 0007
Source type: 
Polyphonic book
Subcategory of source: 
Choirbook
Category: 
polyphony
Completeness: 
complete or nearly complete
Document type: 
manuscript
Origin: 
Coimbra, Mosteiro de Santa Cruz
Main place of use: 
Coimbra, Mosteiro de Santa Cruz
Provenance: 
Coimbra, Mosteiro de Santa Cruz
Date: 
mid 16th century
Type of notation: 
Mensural (white)
Type of script: 
Late Gothic
Material: 
Paper
Cursus: 
unknown
Contents: 

Benedicamus domino (1), Fabordões (3), Hymns (3), Mass (1), Marian antiphons (3+1 frag.), Psalm (1), motets (11+1 frag.), Responsory (1) (=24)

Composers: 
Anchieta, Juan de
Anonymous
Lheritier, Jean
Lupi, Johannes
Roselli, Pietro
Verdelot, Philippe
Foliation/Pagination: 
ii + 50 + ii fols. Omission of fols 6 and 28 is an error. One folio (fol. 4B) restored to manuscript. Manuscript consists of two distinct sections: fols. 1-35 and 36-49, possibly belonging to originally different manuscripts. Book represents only a portion of original
Gathering: 
Details of gathering structure unclear; disruption of foliation
Page layout: 
Choirbook format. 545 x 390 mm
Condition of document: 
Damaged. Original order of pieces disrupted with modern re-binding.
Watermarks: 

3 paper types; 2 watermarks. Mark on paper 3 almost identical to Briquet #5264 (cf Rees 1995: 164, 370 & 387)

Bindings: 
Old, but not original, light-brown tooled leather over boards added in c. 1937-1941
Decoration: 
A few calligraphic initials in black or red ink
Inscriptions: 

Voice parts named on fols 1v, 2v, 32v, 33v. 'Duo' fol. 17v

Remarks: 

Upper edges of folios trimmed. Modern pencil foliation probably added at re-binding of manuscript for fols 1-3, 5, 7-19, 19A, 20-26, 27B (pasted-in slip), 27A, 29-32, 32-38, 40-49. Some folios bound out of sequence. Manuscript consists of two distinct sections: fols 1-35 and fols 36-49 (possibly belonging to originally different manuscripts). First section is the work of 12 scribes, with later additions. The copying process shows collaboration between the different scribes. A few scribal links with P-Cug MM 6, 9, 12 and 32 can be seen (cf Rees 1995: pp. 164-66)

References: 

REES, Owen, Polyphony in Portugal c. 1530 – c. 1620. Sources from the Monastery of Santa Cruz, Coimbra, New York & London / Garland, 1995, pp. 161-66, 370 & 387

REES, Owen, “Printed Music, Portuguese Musicians, Roman Patronage: Two Case Studies”, in Early Music Printing and Publishing in the Iberian World, ed. by Iain Fenlon and Tess Knighton, Kassel/ Reichenberger, 2006, pp. 275-98

 

Completed on: 
2012-06-15
Indexed by: 
Bernadette Nelson
Description author/s: 
Bernadette Nelson
Reviewed by: 
Bernadette Nelson