Article: The Manuscript Cod. lat. 5539 of the Bavarian State Library.

The manuscript Cod. lat. 5539 of the Bavarian State Library (D-Mbs), also known as MuC, contains a variety of monophonic and polyphonic works along with an assortment of theoretical treatises. The miscellaneous nature of its contents along with its status as a relatively late and geographically peripheral source have not made MuC the object of much scholarly attention. Marie Louise Gollner's comprehensive study of the manuscript compensates for prior neglect and, in so doing, provides valuable insights into the types of musical materials used by monastic institutions in late medieval Germany.

After describing the physical characteristics of the source, Gollner uses ...

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