N.B. The identification codes given in the left hand column of the table mainly follow the usage established by the Census-catalogue of manuscript sources of polyphonic music, 1400-1550 compiled by the University of Illinois Musicological Archives for Renaissance Manuscript Studies, and published by the American Institute of Musicology/Hänssler-Verlag, in 1979. Exceptions are noted.
For details regarding the content of individual manuscripts, please consult the library's copy of the Census catalogue: ML136 I5U5 1979 as well as the Sources article in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. When requesting an item from this collection, please indicate the collection's name (Renaissance source material) and the accession number or call number indicated in the last column (Microfilm number).
| Census Catalogue no. | MS name | Source Library | Microfilm no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| AugsS 4 | MS Tonkunst Schletterer 4 (= SchlettKK #23) | Augsburg. Staats- und Stadtbibliothek | R130 |
| BarcBC 681 | MS 681 (= PedC386) | Barcelona. Biblioteca Central | R183 |
| BasU F.IX.22 (a) | MS F.IX.22 | Basel. Universitätsbibliothek | M2.U54.1512a |
| BerlS 40021 | MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21) | Berlin. Staatsbibliothek | R120 |
| BerlS 40026 (a) | MS Mus. 40026 (olim Z 26) (L. Kleber, 1520-4) | Berlin. Staatsbibliothek | R120 |
| BolC Q20 | MS Q20 | Bologna. Civico Museo Biblio. Musicale | R30 a |
| BolC Q21 | MS Q21 | Bologna. Civico Museo Biblio. Musicale | R30 b |
| BolC R142 | MS R142 | Bologna. Civico Museo Biblio. Musicale | R30 c |
| BrusBR 215-6 | MS 215-216 | Brussels. Bibliothèque Royale | R159 |
| BrusBR 228 | MS 228 | Brussels. Bibliothèque Royale | R159 |
| BrusBR 6428 | MS 6428 | Brussels. Bibliothèque Royale | R160 |
| BrusBR 9126 | MS 9126 | Brussels. Bibliothèque Royale | R161 |
| BrusBR IV.922 (b) | MS IV.922 ('Occo Codex') | Brussels. Bibliothèque Royale | R161 |
| BrusBR 11239 | MS 11239 | Brussels. Bibliothèque Royale | R161 |
| CambraiBM 125-8 | MSS 125-128 (olim 124) | Cambrai. Bibliothèque Municipale | R92 a,b [2 Reels] |
| CopKB 1848 | MS Ny Kongelige Samling 1848, 2o | Copenhagen. Det Kongelige Bibliotek | R114 |
| CopKB 1872 | MS Gamle kongelige Samling 1872, 4o | Copenhagen. Det Kongelige Bibliotek | R32 |
| CopKB 1873 | MS Gamle kongelige Samling 1873, 4o | Copenhagen. Det Kongelige Bibliotek | R116 a,b [2 Reels] |
| DresSL Glashütte 5 | MS Glashütte 5 (1-2) | Dresden. Sächsische Landesbibliothek | R163 |
| DresSL Grimma 49 | MS Grimma 49 (1-3) | Dresden. Sächsische Landesbibliothek | R164 a |
| DresSL Grimma 49 | MS Grimma 49 (4-7) | Dresden. Sächsische Landesbibliothek | R164 b |
| DresSL Grimma 53 | MS Grimma 53 (1-5) | Dresden. Sächsische Landesbibliothek | R166 |
| DresSL Grimma 57 | MS Grimma 57 (1) | Dresden. Sächsische Landesbibliothek | R167 a |
| DresSL Grimma 57 | MS Grimma 57 (2-4) | Dresden. Sächsische Landesbibliothek | R167 a |
| DresSL Lübau 12 | MS Löbau 12 (1-6) | Dresden. Sächsischev Landesbibliothek | R162 [6 Reels] |
| DresSL Pirna VIII | MS Pirna VIII | Dresden. Sächsische Landesbibliothek | R162 [4 Reels] |
| DresSL 1/D/6 | MS 1/D/6 (olim Oels 529) | Dresden. Sächsische Landesbibliothek | R162 |
| EdinU 64 | MS 64 (olim Db.I.7) ('Dunkeld Antiphonary') | Edinburgh. University Library | R24 |
| EscSL IV.a.24 | MS IV.a.24 | Escorial. Real Monasterio de San ... | R78 |
| EscSL V.III.24 | MS V.III.24 | Escorial. Real Monasterio de San ... | R79 |
| FlorBN BR 229 | MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX. 59) | Florence. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale | R10 |
| FlorBN BR 230 | MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX. 141) | Florence. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale | R9 |
| FlorBN II.I.232 | MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX. 58) | Florence. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale | R6 |
| FlorBN II.I.350 | MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113) | Florence. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale | R8 |
| FlorBN Magl. 107bis | MS Magliabechi XIX. 107bis | Florence. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale | M2.B47.no.107bis |
| FlorBN Magl. 117 | MS Magliabechi XIX. 117 | Florence. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale | M2.B47.no.117 |
| FlorBN Magl. 121 | MS Magliabechi XIX. 121 | Florence. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale | M2.B47.no.121 |
| FlorBN Magl. 164-7 | MSS Magliabechi XIX. 164-167 | Florence. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale | R11 |
| FlorBN Magl. 176 | MS Magliabechi XIX. 176 | Florence. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale | M2.B47.no.176 |
| FlorBN Magl. 178 | MS Magliabechi XIX. 178 | Florence. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale | M2.B47.no.178 |
| FlorBN Panc. 27 | MS Panciatichi 27 | Florence. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale | M2.B482 |
| FlorC 2441 | MS Basevi 2441 | Florence. Biblio. del Conservatoria... | R7 |
| FlorR 2356 | MS 2356 | Florence. Biblioteca Riccardiana | R84 |
| FlorR 2794 | MS 2794 | Florence. Biblioteca Riccardiana | M2.B49.1480a |
| LeidGA 1442 | MS 1442 (olim E; 426; 764; 865; 1007) | Leiden (leyden). Gemeentearchief. Archiven van de Kerken | R184 [48 fiches] |
| LucAS 184 | MS 184 ('Lucca Codex'; 'Mancini Codex') | Lucca. Archivo di Stato | R4 |
| LübBH 203 | MS Mus. A 203 (a-d) | Lübeck. Bibliothek der Hansestadt | R126 |
| LüneR 144 | MS Mus. ant pract. K.N. 144 (1-4) | Lüneburg. Ratsbücherei | R123 a,b [2 Reels] |
| MadN 2431 | MS M. 2431 (olim a.L.-2a.-27) | Madrid. Biblio. Nacional, Seccion de... | R44 |
| MechAS s.s. | MS s.s. | Mechlin (Mechelen/Mailnes). Archief en Stadsbibliotheek. | R179 |
| MilA 46 | MS E.46. Inf. | Milan. Biblioteca Ambrosiana | R124 |
| MilC s.s. | MS s.s. ('Tarasconi Codex'; 'Clerici Codex') | Milan. Biblioteca del Conservatorio... | R91 |
| MilD 1 | Librone 1 (olim 2269) | Milan. Arch. della Veneranda Fabbrica... | R45 |
| MilD 2 c.1 | Librone 2 (olim 2268) | Milan. Arch. della Veneranda Fabbrica... | R46 |
| MilD 2 c.2 | Librone 2 (olim 2268) | Milan. Arch. della Veneranda Fabbrica... | M2.G242.1490a.Lib.2 |
| MilD 3 c.1 | Librone 3 (olim 2267) | Milan. Arch. della Veneranda Fabbrica... | R47 |
| MilD 3 c.2 | Librone 3 (olim 2267) | Milan. Arch. della Veneranda Fabbrica... | M2.G242.1490a.Lib.3 |
| MilD 4 | Librone 4 (olim 2266) | Milan. Arch. della Veneranda Fabbrica... | R48 |
| ModD 3 | MS Mus III | Modena. Duomo, Bibl. e Arch. Capitolare | R21 |
| ModD 4 | MS Mus IV | Modena. Duomo, Bibl. e Arch. Capitolare | R22 |
| ModD 9 | MS Mus IX | Modena. Duomo, Bibl. e Arch. Capitolare | R23 |
| ModE C.314 | MS C.314 (1-7) | Modena. Biblioteca Estense e Universit.. | R129 |
| ModE F.2.29 | MS a.F.2.29 (Lat. 1232) | Modena. Biblioteca Estense e Universit.. | R129 |
| ModE X.1.11 | MS a.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15) | Modena. Biblioteca Estense e Universit.. | R129 |
| MunBS 5 | Musica MS 5 (olim H.C. 50; = MaiM 10) | Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Musiksammlung | R169 |
| MunBS 6 | Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2) | Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Musiksammlung | R170 |
| MunBS 7 | Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1) | Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Musiksammlung | R171 |
| MunBS 10 | Musica MS 10 (olim H.C. 33; = MaiM 89) | Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Musiksammlungs | R172 |
| MunBS 12 | Musica MS 12 (olim H.C. 7; = MaiM 90) | Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Musiksammlung | R173 |
| MunBS 13 | Musica MS 13 (olim H.C. 8; = MaiM 126) | Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Musiksammlung | R174 |
| MunBS 19 | Musica MS 19 (olim H.C. 27; = MaiM 43) | Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Musiksammlung | R175 |
| MunBS 1536 | Musica MS 1536 (olim Lat. 16527b; = MaiM 132) | Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Musiksammlung | R178 |
| MunBS 3154 | Musica MS 3154 (= MaiM 42) ('Chorbuch des Nikolaus Leopold") | Munich. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Musiksammlung | R111 [2 copies] |
| MunU 322-5 | MS 8o 322-325 (olim Cim. 44a) | Munich. Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität | R180 |
| MunU 326 | MS 8o 326 (olim Cim. 44b) | Munich. Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität | R181 |
| MunU 322-5 | MS 4o 401 (olim Cim. 44i) | Munich. Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität | R182 |
| NurGN 83795 | MS 83795 (olim M 369m) | Nuremberg. Bibliothek des Germanishen... | R26 |
| PadBC A17 | MS A 17 | Padua. Biblioteca Capitolare | R80 |
| PadBC D27 | MS D 27 | Padua. Biblioteca Capitolare | R81 |
| ParisBN 57 | MS Rés. Vmc. 57 ('Nivelle de la Chaussée Chansonnier') | Paris. Bibliothèque Nationale, ... | R158 |
| ParisBNC 41 | Rés. F. 41 | Paris. Bibliothèque Nationale, ... | R156 |
| ParisBNC 676 | MS Rés. Vm7 676 | Paris. Bibliothèque Nationale, ... | R157 |
| ParisBNC 851 | MS Rés. Vma. 851 ('Bourdeney Manuscript') | Paris. Bibliothèque Nationale, ... | R154 |
| ParisBNF 15123 | MS 15123 (olim Suppl.Fr.2637) ('Pixérécourt Chansonnier') | Paris. Bibliothèque Nationale, ... | M2.F723.1480a |
| ParisBNF 1597 | MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625) ('Lorraine Chansonnier') | Paris. Bibliothèque Nationale, ... | M2.F72.1500a |
| ParisBNF 2245 | MS 2245 | Paris. Bibliothèque Nationale, ... | M2.F722.1490a |
| ParisBNN 4599 | MS 4599 | Paris. Bibliothèque Nationale, ... | R155 |
| SevC 5-1-43 | MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.ø 33) | Seville. Catedral Metropolitana, Bibl... | R20 |
| SGallS 462 | MS 462 ('Heer Liederbuch') | Saint Gall. Stiftsbibliothek | M2.S84.1510a |
| SGallS 463 | MS 463 ('Tschudi Liederbuch') | Saint Gall. Stiftsbibliothek | M2.S842.1540a |
| SGallS 530 (a) | MS 530 | Saint Gall. Stiftsbibliothek | M2.S845.1512a |
| ToleBC 10 | MS B.10 | Toledo. Biblioteca Capitular de la... | R82 |
| ToleBC 13 | MS B.13 | Toledo. Biblioteca Capitular de la... | R82 |
| ToleBC 18 | MS B.18 | Toledo. Biblioteca Capitular de la... | R82 |
| ToleBC 22 | MS B.22 | Toledo. Biblioteca Capitular de la... | R82 |
| UlmS 236 | MS 236(a-d) | Ulm. Münster Bibliothek, Von ... | M2.U45.1530a |
| UppsU 76b | MS Vokalmusik i Handskrift 76b | Uppsala. Universitetsbiblioteket | R42 |
| UtreR 3.L.16 | MS 3.L.16 ('Lerma Codex') | Utrecht. Biblio. der Rijksuniversiteit | R14 [Fiche] |
| VatC 234 | MS Chigi C VIII 234 ('Chigi Codex') | Vatican City. Biblioteca Apostolica... | R95 |
| VatG XII.4 | MS Cappella Giulia XII 4 | Vatican City. Biblioteca Apostolica... | R95 |
| VatG XIII.27 | MS Capella Giulia XIII 27 ('Codex Medici') | Vatican City. Biblioteca Apostolica ... | M2.B425.1492a |
| VatS 19 | MS Cappella Sistina 19 | Vatican City. Biblioteca Apostolica... | R95 |
| VatS 24 | MS Cappella Sistina 24 | Vatican City. Biblioteca Apostolica... | R94 |
| VatS 35 | MS Cappella Sistina 35 | Vatican City. Biblioteca Apostolica | R85 |
| VatS 38 | MS Cappella Sistina 38 | Vatican City. Biblioteca Apostolica... | R94 |
| VatS 42 | MS Cappella Sistina 42 | Vatican City. Biblioteca Apostolica... | R94 |
| VatS 55 | MS Cappella Sistina 55 | Vatican City. Biblioteca Apostolica... | R94 |
| VatSM 26 | MS Santa Maria Maggiore 26 (olim JJ.III.4) | Vatican City. Biblioteca Apostolica... | R95 |
| VatV 11953 | MS Vaticani Latini 11953 | Vatican City. Biblioteca Apostolica... | R95 |
| VerBC 757 | MS DCCLVII | Verona. Biblioteca Capitolare | M2.B53.1500a |
| VienNB Mus 15941 | MS Mus. 15941 (olim A.N.35.H18) | Vienna. Österreichishe Nationalbiblio... | R25 |
| VienNB Mus 18688 (c) | MS. Mus. 18688 ('Lutebook of Stephan Crauss') | Vienna. Österreichishe Nationalbiblio... | * see below |
| WarU 2016 | MS Mf. 2016 (olim Mus. 58) | Warsaw. Biblioteka Uniwersytecka... | R128 |
| WashLC L25 | MS M2.1.L25 Case ('Laborde Chansonnier') | Washington, D.C. Library of Congress | M2.C429 |
| WashLC M6 | MS M2.1.M6 Case ('Wolffheim Fragment') | Washington, D.C. Library of Congress | M2.L5 |
| WrocU 40 | MS Brieger Musikaliensammlung K 40 | Wroclaw (Breslau). Biblioteka Uniwers... | R93 |
| WrocU 54 | MS Brieger Musikaliensammlung K 54 | Wroclaw (Breslau). Biblioteka Uniwers... | R93 |
(a) = See New Grove's (1980) Vol.17, p.725
(b) = We have this item in Book/Score form as volume 1 of Facsimilia Musica Neerlandica (M2.F28.v.1)
(c) = See New Grove's (1980) Vol.17, p.738 and RISM Vol. BVII (under Wien)
* Catalogued as M2.O88.1523a
