A single Tenor partbook. Copied mostly by Alexander Shaw, who also wrote most of DurC C19 and made additions in DurC C11, DurC C12, DurC C13, and Contratenor II Decani book of DurC C2; slightly later additions by John White, who also wrote DurC C17 and portions of DurC C2, DurC C4, DurC C11, DurC C12, DurC C13, DurC C15, DurC C19, and LonBL 30478 (Brian Crosby). Many concordances with LonBL 30478; both books have many concordances with YorkM 29, which may have been their source (LehurT). Copied in Durham, for use of the cathedral choir; apparently commissioned by Isaac Bashire, a cathedral prebendary. Purchased by British Museum at a Sotheby's sale in 1877.
| Archive | British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl) |
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| Shelfmark | Add. MS 30479 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Mixed Paper and Parchment |
| Measurements | 311 x 198 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 236 compositions from 77 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Modern covers of maroon cloth and leather on cardboard, with original brown leather covers glued inside; original covers tooled in gold with inscription (front and back): 'Anthemes/Tenor/ Cantoris/Preb. VII./I.B [= Isaac Bashire?]/M DC LXX.'
Watermark
One watermark throughout (foolscap; not in Heawood).
Notation
black void mensural
Foliation
Original ink pagination, with numerous errors, omissions, and inconsistencies; modern pencil foliation, 1-188, begins with fifth original flyleaf.
Decoration
Space left for decorative initials, but initials were never added; parts of index and some text incipits and rubrics in red ink.
Index
Original index on front and back parchment flyleaves; full anthems listed first, then verse anthems and anthems for specific festival days, all in alphabetical order by title, with attributions.
Surface
ii paper + iv paper + iv parchment + 184 paper + iv paper + iv parchment + iv paper + i paper
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234 anthems + 1 duplicate - 235
Alison [Mr. Allinson]-1, Amner-1, (Bath/Cranford)-1, A. Batten-8, A. Batten/(N. Giles)-1, A. Batten? [Jo. Batten]-1, Bryne-1, Bull-2, Byrd-10, Byrd/(Coste)-1, Byrd/(T. Mudd II)1, Byrd/(R. Parsons I/R. White)-1, Carr-1, Child-11, Cranford-1, Cranford/(Lamb)-1, Cutts-2, Deering-1, M. East-2, Fido-1, Foster-11, Gale-1, Geeres-3, Gibbons-13, Gibbons/(Byrd)-1, Gibbons/N. Giles-1 [copied twice, with conflicting attributions], Gibbons/(N. Giles)-1, Gibbons/(Hooper)-1, Gibbons/(Tomkins)-1, Gibbons/ (L. Woodson 1)1, R. Gibbs-1, N. Giles-10, Hilton the Elder-3, Hinde-1, Hirdson-1, Hooper-6, Hooper /(Fox)-1, J. HutchinsonS, J. Hutchinson-3, A. Batten)-1, R. Hutchinson-3, M. Jeffries-3, (R. Johnson II/W. Mundy/Tallis)-1, Juxon-1, W. King-3, W. King/Stonard-1, H. Lawes-1, W. Lawes-1, Loosemore-5, Morley-3, T. Mudd II-2, T. Mudd II/(Strogers/Weelkes)-1, J. Mundy-7, J. Mundy/(Byrd)-1, (J. Mundy/Tallis)-2, J. or W.? Mundy/(R. Farrant/Hooper)-1, J. or W.? Mundy/(Hooper)-1, W. Mundy/(J. Mundy/Tallis)-1, Nichols-2, Palmer-5, R. Parsons I-1, R. Parsons II-3, Peerson-2, Portman-2, Ravenscroft-1, Read-1, Rutter-1, Shepherd-1, Shepherd/(W. Mundy/R.? White)-1, Edward Smith-2, Edward Smith/(W. Smith)-1, Elias Smith-1, W. Smith-6, Stevenson-1, Stonard-1, Strogers-1, Tallis-1, Tallis/(Byrd)-1, Tallis/(Gibbons)-1, D. Taylor 1-1, Tomkms-14, J. Tomkins/(Tomkins)-1, Tozar/(A. Batten)-1, W. Tucker-6, Tye-1, Ward-1, Warwick-1, Weelkes-6, R. White/(Hooper/W. White)-1, R. White/(M. White)-1, W. White-1, W. White/(M. 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 partbook (T-ii paper + iv paper + iv parchment + 184 paper + iv paper + iv parchment + iv paper + i paper folios), 311 x 198. Original ink pagination, with numerous errors, omissions, and inconsistencies; modern pencil foliation, 1-188, begins with fifth original flyleaf. Modern covers of maroon cloth and leather on cardboard, with original brown leather covers glued inside; original covers tooled in gold with inscription (front and back): "Anthemes/Tenor/ Cantoris/Preb. VII./I.B [= Isaac Bashire?]/M DC LXX." Original index on front and back parchment flyleaves; full anthems listed first, then verse anthems and anthems for specific festival days, all in alphabetical order by title, with attributions.
Copied by a single scribe, who also wrote LonBL 30478. Space left for decorative initials, but initials were never added; parts of index and some text incipits and rubrics in red ink. One watermark throughout (foolscap; not in Heawood). Many concordances with LonBL 30478; both books have many concordances with YorkM 29, which may have been their source (LehurT).
1670 (date on original covers). Copied in Durham, for use of the cathedral choir; apparently commissioned by Isaac Bashire, a cathedral prebendary. Purchased by British Museum at a Sotheby's sale in 1877.
Vol 4
Physical: Copied mostly by Alexander Shaw, who also wrote most of DurC C19 and made additions in DurC C11, DurC C12, DurC C13, and Contratenor II Decani book of DurC C2; slightly later additions by John White, who also wrote DurC C17 and portions of DurC C2, DurC C4, DurC C11, DurC C12, DurC C13, DurC C15, DurC C19, and LonBL 30478 (Brian Crosby).
Date: Ca. 1670-5 (date 1670 on covers).
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‡ denotes primary source study
Daniel, Ralph T, and Peter Le Huray. 1972. The Sources of English Church Music 1549-1660. Early English Church Music, vol. Supplementary Volume 1. London. Notes: contents list; concordances.
Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: III, 215-6, 218-23 V, 122-3, 125-6; IX, 164-5, 168-9, 171-2; XIX, 327; XXI, 198-201; XXIII, 145ff. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Lamont, Herbert Harry. 1963. John Shepherd: His Life and Music. University of Southern California, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 98-9, 218-9. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Ford, Wyn K. 1959. An English Liturgical Partbook of the 17th Century. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 12: 144-60. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Hughes, Dom Anselm. 1953. Catalogue of the Musical Manuscripts at Peterhouse, Cambridge. Cambridge. Pages: I, 16-23. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
Fellowes, Edmund H (editor). 1923-48. Tudor Church Music. London, Oxford et al. Pages: II, xxi, xxxiii-xxxvii; IV, xxx-xxxix, passim; V, xxiv-xxviii. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).
Madden, F. 1843-. Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum. Pages: [1876-81], 81-2. Notes: physical description (partial).
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