GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 24

Bodleian Library, Oxford, England

partbook: 17th century

Archive	Bodleian Library, Oxford, England (GB-Ob)
Shelfmark	MS. Mus. e. 24
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	None
Measurements	200 x 265-72 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: OxfBM e.23-5
Inventory	This MS has not yet been inventoried by DIAMM. If you would like to submit an inventory, please send it to diamm@music.ox.ac.uk
Copyists	Coleman, Simon Music Goodson (the Elder), Richard Music Cove, Morgan Music King, William (ca. 1624–1680) Music
Relationships	New College (copied at)
Provenance	New College chapel , Oxford, England
Contents	Contains 23 uninventoried works or miscellaneous sections.

General Description

A Tenor partbook from a set of three volumes. Copied by many scribes, including Simon Coleman, William King, Richard Goodson the Elder, and Morgan Cove (MareMO). Two main series (upside down in relation to each other); scribes began entering music simultaneously at front and back of each book, working toward middle. Copied in Oxford, for use by New College chapel choir. Presented to Bodleian Library by Warden and Fellows of New College in 1919.

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Binding

Rebound in 18th century in original covers of brown leather on cardboard, tooled with voice designations

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Notation

not indicated

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Foliation

New pencil foliation in each book; several other systems of original foliation or pagination, all sporadic, inconsistent, and inaccurate.

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Decoration

No initials or decoration.

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Index

Original indices inside front and back covers of each book list pieces in order of appearance.

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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39 Services, 6 Service sections, 4 anthems, 1 litany = 50

J. Alcock-1, Bishop-2, T. Boyce-2, Byrd-3, Child-6, Coleman-1, Croft-Purcell-1, R. Farrant-2, Gibbons-2, Hall I? [Late Organist of Oxford Mr. Hall]-1, Hine-1, R. Jones II? [Mr. Jones]-1, T. Kelway-2, W. King-4, Morley-1, Patrick-1, Portman-1, Priest-2, Rogers-6, Silver-1, Tallis-2, Weelkes-2, Wigthorpe-2, anon-3

3 paper partbooks (A-i + 91 folios, T-i + 85, B-i + 103), 200 x 265-72. New pencil foliation in each book ("61" applied to two consecutive folios in A); several other systems of original foliation or pagination, all sporadic, inconsistent, and inaccurate. Rebound in 18th century in original covers of brown leather on cardboard, tooled with voice designations. Original indices inside front and back covers of each book list pieces in order of appearance. Copied by many scribes, including Simon Coleman, William King, Richard Goodson the Elder, and Morgan Cove (MareMO). Two main series (upside down in relation to each other); scribes began entering music simultaneously at front and back of each book, working toward middle. No initials or decoration.

17th century, with 18th-century additions. Copied in Oxford, for use by the New College chapel choir. Presented to Bodleian Library by Warden and Fellows of New College in 1919.

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Known composers

Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages	Item title	Attribution in Source
Works by Allcock, John	[-]	-	-
Works by Bishop, John (ca. 1665–1737)	[-]	-	-
Works by Boyce, Thomas	[-]	-	-
Works by Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	[-]	-	-
Works by Child, William (1607–1697)	[-]	-	-
Works by Coleman, Charles (–1664)	[-]	-	-
Works by Purcell, Henry (ca. 1659–1695) (?) Croft, William (?)	[-]	-	-
Works by Farrant, Richard (ca. 1525–1580)	[-]	-	-
Works by Gibbons, Orlando (ca. 1583–1625)	[-]	-	-
Works by Hall I, Henry	[-]	-	-
Works by Hine, William	[-]	-	-
Works by Jones, Robert	[-]	-	-
Works by Kelway, T.	[-]	-	-
Works by King, William (ca. 1624–1680)	[-]	-	-
Works by Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	[-]	-	-
Works by Patrick, Nathaniel	[-]	-	-
Works by Portman, Richard	[-]	-	-
Works by Priest, Nathaniel	[-]	-	-
Works by Rogers, Benjamin	[-]	-	-
Works by Silver, John (ca. 1606–1666)	[-]	-	-
Works by Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	[-]	-	-
Works by Weelkes, Thomas (ca. 1576–1623)	[-]	-	-
Works by Wigthorpe, William	[-]	-	-

Set: MS Mus. e. 23

Type: Partbooks

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GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 23

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GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 24

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GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 25

‡ denotes primary source study

de la Mare, A C, and Bruce C Barker-Benfield (editors). 1980. Manuscripts at Oxford: an exhibition in memory of Richard William Hunt (1908-1979), Keeper of Western Manuscripts at the Bodleian Library Oxford, 1945-1975. Oxford. Pages: 116, Fig. 84. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); facsimile (partial).

Daniel, Ralph T, and Peter Le Huray. 1972. The Sources of English Church Music 1549-1660. Early English Church Music. London. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Contents 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