A Discantus partbook, with a copy of the print RISM 1575/3 (Byrd/Tallis Cantiones Sacrae 1575), bound at the front following the first gathering of four leaves. The original set would have comprised six partbooks: another surviving volume of the set is Ob Tenbury 389. Copied by several scribes. Some pieces have text incipits or titles only. Copied in England. The original owner was apparently 'TE' (monogram on covers and p. 5); probably not Thomas Este (KermanBM). Acquired ca. 1950 by P. E. M. McGhie; now owned by latter's son, David McGhie. Borrowed during late 1970s by the organist and conductor Michael James (1951-81); returned to present location in Wimborne following Mr. James' death.

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Original limp vellum covers of beige parchment stiffened with cardboard, inscribed with voice designation 'SVPERIVS' and monogram 'TE'; two string ties

black void mensural

C. 1595-1613 (BernsCE); 1580s/1590s (Edwards)

Staff height 12-13mm

Original ink pagination, 1-179; remaining pages unnumbered.

No initials or decoration

Original index on first two folios of manuscript section lists pieces in order of appearance.

paper

Please contact DIAMM for information regarding the owner, who does not wish to have his details published online.

Digitized with funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) for the Tudor Partbooks project at the Universities of Oxford and Newcastle.

1 Magnificat section, 2 Lamentations, 60 motets, 12 anthems, 1 English sacred piece, 12 English secular pieces, 4 French secular pieces, 4 Italian secular pieces, 2 Dutch? secular pieces, 1 Latin secular piece, 23 instrumental pieces (In nomines, fantasias, etc.) = 122*

*Above summary excludes later additions on pp. [206-223].

Blancks-4, Bruster-1, Byrd-35, (Byrd/Coste)-1, Byrd/(R. Farrant/R. Parsons I)-1, (Byrd/R. Parsons I/Strogers/R. White)-1, Byrd/(Strogers)-1, (Clemens non Papa)-2, Cobbold-1, Douglas-1, A. Ferrabosco I-17, (N. Giles)-1, (Gombert/Wilder)-1, Hawkes-1, R. Johnson I-2, Lassus-2, Philippe de Monte-1, More-2, Morley-1, H. Mudd or T. Mudd I? [Mr. Mud]-1, Parsley-1, R. Parsons I-8, (P. Philips/Wilder)-1, Redford-1, (Rore)-1, Shepherd-3, Strogers-4, Strogers/(R. Parsons I)-1, Tallis-4, Taverner -1, (Tye)-1, Tye/(Taverner)-1, (Weelkes)-2, R. White-3, Wilder [Mr. Phillips]-4, Wilder/(Tye/Verdelot)-1, anon-8

1 paper partbook, consisting of the print RISM 1575/3, with manuscript additions (Dl-iv + 116 + i folios), 137 x 196. OxfBT 389 is D2 book from same original set; other books apparently lost. Original ink pagination, 1-179; remaining pages unnumbered. Original covers of beige parchment on cardboard, inscribed with voice designation "SVPERIVS" and monogram "TE"; two string ties. Original index on first two folios of manuscript section lists pieces in order of appearance. Copied by several scribes. Staff height 12-13. No initials or decoration. Some pieces have text incipits or titles only.

Ca. 1595-1613. Copied in England. The original owner was apparently "TE" (monogram on covers and p. 5); "TE" probably not Thomas Este. Acquired ca. 1950 by P. E. M. McGhie; now owned by latter's son, David McGhie, of Wimborne. Borrowed during late 1970's by the organist and conductor Michael James (1951-81); returned to present location in Wimborne following Mr. James' death.