Inscribed with mensural notation. Found in the ruins of the ancient church of Smarmore, County Louth, Ireland.
IRL-Dnm Reg. No. 1961
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
fragment of slate: 2nd half 15th century
| Archive | National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (IRL-Dnm) |
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| Shelfmark | Reg. No. 1961 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Slate |
| Numbering System | None |
| Measurements | Irregular size mm |
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| 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 |
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General Description
Notation
mensural
Foliation
12, 24, 34, 41
Surface
Slate
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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Fragments of several polyphonic pieces
Anonymous
4 fragments of slate, of irregular size, inscribed with mensural notation.
Second half of the 15th century. Found in the ruins of the ancient church of Smarmore, County Louth, Ireland.
‡ denotes primary source study
Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag.
Harrison, Frank Llewellyn. 1967. Polyphony in Medieval Ireland. Festschrift Bruno Stäblein zum 70. Geburtstag, 74-8. Kassel. Pages: 75-7.
Bliss, A J. 1965. The Inscribed Slates at Smarmore. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 33-60. Pages: 35, 42-3, pl 3b.
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Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Notation Note; Foliation 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