Two fragmentary voices of Hygons motet on recto; Sanctus fragment on verso copied by a different scribe. Copied in Wells.
GB-W X4/34/2 (Hygons Fragment)
Cathedral Archive, Wells, England
fragment: late 14th to early 15th century (Sanctus); c.1490-1500 (Motet)
| Archive | Cathedral Archive, Wells, England (GB-W) |
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| Shelfmark | X4/34/2 (Hygons Fragment) |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Format | portrait |
| Measurements | 178 x 212 mm |
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| Provenance |
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| Contents | Contains 1 composition from 1 composer. |
General Description
Physical Description
Very poor condition; music almost illegible.
Notation
black void mensural notation with black full coloration on recto, black full mensural notation with red coloration on verso
Date
First half of 15th century (Sanctus); second half of 15th century, perhaps ca. 1490-1500 (motet).
Ruling
Staff height 15. Staves in red ink
Foliation
r+v
Foliation
No foliation remains
Decoration
no decoration
Surface
Parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 Sanctus, 1 motet = 2 (both fragmentary)
Hygons-1, anon-1
1 fragmentary parchment folio, ca. 178 x 212. Very poor condition; music almost illegible. No foliation remains. Preserved loose in modern paper folder. Two fragmentary voices of Hygons motet on recto, copied in white mensural notation with black coloration; Sanctus fragment on verso copied by a different scribe, in black mensural notation with red coloration. Staff height 15. Staves in red ink; no other decoration.
First half of 15th century (Sanctus); second half of 15th century, perhaps ca. 1490-1500 (motet). Copied in Wells.
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‡ denotes primary source study
Wright, Peter (editor). 2006. Fifteenth-Century Liturgical Music, V: Settings of the Sanctus and Agnus dei. Early English Church Music, vol. 47. London: Stainer and Bell for the British Academy. Pages: No. 15 is an edition of a work from this MS.
Curtis, Gareth R K, and Andrew B Wathey. 1994. Fifteenth-Century English Liturgical Music: A List of the Surviving Repertory. Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle, 27: 1-69.
Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 1-5. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag.
Lewis, Anthony (editor). 1951-. Musica Britannica: A National Collection of Music. London. Pages: X, xix.
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Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Physical Description Note; Notation Note; Date Note; Ruling Note; Foliation Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Surface Note
Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description