A Quintus partbook of a set of five volumes. Copied by a single scribe, employed by Edward Paston (1550-1630) of Norfolk, a country gentleman and collector of music. Owned in 1845 by Joseph Warren. Later acquired by Sir Frederick Ouseley (1825-89), founder of St. Michael's College (near Tenbury, Worcester). Bequeathed to St. Michael's College; deposited in Bodleian Library in 1979.
| Archive | Bodleian Library, Oxford, England (GB-Ob) |
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| Shelfmark | MS. Tenbury 361 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 129 x 207 mm |
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| Contents | Contains uninventoried compositions from 13 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Original covers of dark brown leather on cardboard, tooled in gold with crowned angel in center and thistle motif in corners; new spines added in 1922.
Watermark
(1) crown; (2) shield with two lions, bell, and goat (neither in Briquet or Heawood)
Notation
not indicated
Foliation
Original ink foliation, 1-48
Decoration
No initials or decoration
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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[entry for all five partbooks, Tenbury 359–63:]
9 Mass Ordinary sections, 31 motets =40+1 duplicate = 41
Agazzari-2, Bianciardi-2, Girolamo Boni-1, Buissons-1, Buissons/(Deiss)-2, Byrd-4, Clemens non Papa-1, Giovanelli [Joanellus]-2, Palestrina-2, H. Praetorius-2, Regnarti-1, Orfeo Vecchi-2, Victoria-15, anon-3
5 paper partbooks (DAQ-i + ii + 48 + i folios each, T-i + ii + 40 + i, B-i + iii + 48 + i + i), 129 x 207. Original ink foliation in DABQ, 1-48; original ink foliation in T, 9-48. Original covers of dark brown leather on cardboard, tooled in gold with crowned angel in center and thistle motif in corners; new spines added in 1922. Original index on recto of third original flyleaf at beginning of B book; pieces grouped alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance. Copied by a single scribe, employed by Edward Paston (see BrettEP for list of other books in the same hand and for discussion of related manuscripts from Paston's circle). No initials or decoration. All attributions in B book. Two watermarks, neither in Briquet or Heawood: (1) crown; (2) shield with two lions, bell, and goat.
Early 17th century. Of English provenance; originated in the household of Edward Paston (1550-1630) of Norfolk, a country gentleman and collector of music. Owned in 1845 by Joseph Warren. Later acquired by Sir Frederick Ouseley (1825-89), founder of St. Michael's College (near Tenbury, Worcester). Bequeathed to St. Michael's College; deposited in Bodleian Library in 1979.
Vol 4
Composers: Change "(Girolamo Boni)-1" to "(Guillaume Boni)-1."
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MSS Tenbury 359-363
Partbooks · 5 sources
Paston Manuscripts
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GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 361
Current source
‡ denotes primary source study
Brett, Philip. 1964-68. Edward Paston (1550-1630): A Norfolk Gentleman and His Musical Collection. Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, 4: 51-69. Pages: 59-60, 69. Notes: mention of MS.
Brett, Philip, and Thurston Dart. 1960. Songs by William Byrd in Manuscripts at Harvard. Harvard Library Bulletin, 14: 343-65. Pages: 346, 365. Notes: mention of MS.
Fellowes, Edmund H. 1934. The Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of St. Michael's College Tenbury. Paris. Pages: 63. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Watermark Note; Notation Note; Foliation Note; Decoration 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