Catalogo del fondo musicale della Biblioteca del Sacro convento di S. Francesco di Assisi
Subtitle: Fondo del Maestro di cappella
By: a cura di Fausto Tuscano, Francesca Tuscano.
Contributors: Tuscano, Francesca.; Sartori, Claudio.; Sacro convento di S. Francesco (Assisi, Italy). Biblioteca.
Series: Fonti e studi francescani ;; 8. Inventari ;; 5; Fonti e studi francescani ;; 8.; Fonti e studi francescani.; 5.
Publisher: Centro studi antoniani
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Padova
Language: ita
Number of pages: 985
Subjects: Sacro convento di S. Francesco (Assisi, Italy). Biblioteca -- Catalogs.; Music -- Manuscripts -- Italy -- Assisi -- Thematic catalogs.; Sacred vocal music -- Manuscripts -- Thematic catalogs.
Genres: Thematic catalogs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xvii-xxi) and indexes.
The portion of the convent collection designated Fondo del Maestro di Cappella consists principally of sacred vocal music manuscripts of the 17th-20th centuries, many holograph; includes entries for manuscript anthologies, 2353 individual manuscripts, and 21 printed works (chiefly liturgical music). Includes a small amount of instrumental, pedagogical, and other secular works. All entries include thematic incipits.
Continues: Assisi : La cappella della Basilica di S. Francisco / Claudio Sartori, 1962. The music collection of the Basilica di S. Francisco di Assisi was divided into two sections; that designated Fondo di Cappella, housed in the Biblioteca communale di Assisi until 1981, was cataloged by Sartori; the entire collection is now housed in the convent library.