A Bassus partbook. A compendium of most of the anthems in DurC C2 and DurC C4, copied c. 1630, with later additions. Main layer copied by Toby Brookinge, who also wrote most of DurC C11, DurC C13, DurC C16, DurC E11a, and YorkM 29, parts of DurC C4, and some additions in DurC C8; later additions by one unidentified scribe who appears only in this source, and two other unidentified scribes: (1) also made additions in DurC C1; (2) also wrote portions of DurC C15 and made additions in DurC C2, DurC C4, and DurC C8 (Brian Crosby). Copied in Durham, perhaps for ecclesiastical official at Durham Cathedral, or for use by cathedral choir.

Some folios restored and repaired

Rebound in modern covers of brown leather over boards; portions of original leather covers, gold stamped with ornamental designs, incorporated into modern binding.

not indicated

Staff height 13.5-14.0.

Original ink and new pencil pagination, 1-426, excludes front flyleaves and first four pages of main corpus which have blank staves only, but includes original flyleaves at back ('84' applied to two consecutive pages; '55,' '132,' '291-292,' and '302' omitted).

Space left for decorative initials, but initials never added. Headings in original index in red, green, and blue ink; edges of folios gauffered, gilded, and decorated with red and green.

Original index on front flyleaves lists full anthems, followed by verse anthems; under each heading, pieces grouped alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance (a few inconsistencies). Original index of verse anthems on back flyleaves lists pieces according to liturgical calendar (= order of appearance). Modern index on loose sheets at beginning lists pieces in order of appearance.

paper

1 Service section, 176 anthems = 177

Alison-1, Amner-1, A. Batten-8, A. Batten/(Deane)-1, A. Batten/ (N. Giles)-1, Bryne-1, Bull-2, Byrd-8, Byrd(Coste)-1, Byrd/(T. Mudd II)-1, Byrd/(R. Parsons I/Strogers/R.? White)-1, Child-1, Cranford-1, Cranford/(Bath)-1, Cranford/(Lamb)-1, Deering-1, M. East-3, Fido-1, Foster-3, Gale-1, Geeres-2, Gibbons-12, Gibbons/(N. Giles)-1, Gibbons/(Hooper)-1, Gibbons/(Tomkins) -1, R. Gibbs-1, N. Giles-8, N. Giles/(Byrd)-1, N. Giles/(Bull/ Gibbons)-1, N. Giles/(Tomkins)-1, Hilton the Elder-2, Hinde-1, Hooper-8, J. Hutchinson-2, R. Hutchinson [Mr: Hutchinson]-3, M. Jeffries-1, Juxon-1, Loosemore-2, Morley-3, T. Mudd II [Mr: Mudd]-1, (T. Mudd II/Weelkes)-1, J. Mundy [Mr: Mundy] -4, J. Mundy/(Byrd)-1, J. Mundy/(Edward Smith)-1, J. or W.? Mundy/(R. Farrant/Hooper)-1, J. or W.? Mundy(Hooper)-1, W. Mundy [Mr: Mundy]/(J. Mundy/Tallis)-1, Nichols-1, Palmer -6, R. Parsons I-1, R. Parsons II [Mr: Parsons de Exon]-3, Peer-son-1, Portman-2, Ravenscroft-1, Read-1, Rutter-1, Shepherd/ (J. Mundy/W. Mundy/R.? White)-1, Edward Smith-2, Edward Smith/(W. Smith)-1, W. Smith-6, Stevenson-1, Strogers-1, Tallis -1, Tallis/(Byrd)-1, Tallis/(Gibbons/Weelkes)-1, D. Taylor I-1, J. Tomkins/(Tomkins)-1, Tomkins-14, Tozar-1, Tye-1, Ward-1, Warwick-1, Weelkes-5, R. White [Mr: White]/(Hooper/W. White) -1, R. White [Mr: White]/(M. White)-1, W. White [Mr: White] -1, W. White/(R. White)-1, T. Wilkinson-9, T. Wilkinson/ (Deering)-1, T. Wilkinson/(T. Hunt)-1, T. Wilson-1, Wood/(W. Mundy)-1, Yarrow-1

1 paper partbook (B-ii+ iii + 211 + ii + i folios), 297 x 190. Some folios restored and repaired. Original ink and new pencil pagination, 1-426, excludes front flyleaves and first four pages of main corpus, but includes original flyleaves at back ("84" applied to two consecutive pages; "55," "132," "291-292," and "302" omitted). P. 426 blank; pp. 96, 101-131, 133, 245-290, 293, 362-402, 408-422, and four unnumbered pages at beginning of main corpus have blank staves only. Rebound in modern covers of brown leather over boards; portions of original leather covers, gold stamped with ornamental designs, incorporated into modern binding.

Original index on front flyleaves lists full anthems, followed by verse anthems; under each heading, pieces grouped alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance (a few inconsistencies). Original index of verse anthems on back flyleaves lists pieces according to liturgical calendar (= order of appearance). Modern index on loose sheets at beginning lists pieces in order of appearance.

Main layer copied by Toby Brookinge, who also wrote most of DurC C2, DurC C11, DurC C13, DurC E11a, and YorkM 29, parts of DurC C4, and some additions in DurC C8; later additions by one unidentified scribe who appears only in this source, and two other unidentified scribes: (1) also made additions in DurC C1; (2) also wrote portions of DurC C15 and made addi-tions in DurC C2, DurC C4, and DurC C8 (Brian Crosby). Staff height 13.5-14.0. Space left for decorative initials, but initials never added. Headings in original index in red, green, and blue ink; edges of folios gauffered, gilded, and decorated with red and green.

Late 1630's (Brian Crosby), with additions in second half of 17th century. Copied in Durham, perhaps for ecclesiastical official at Durham Cathedral, or for use by cathedral choir.