A Discantus partbook (without voice designation) from a set of four volumes. Copied by one main scribe, who also wrote BolC Q26 and LeuvK 4 (Call); English pieces by Ford are later additions by second scribe. Main corpus copied in Low Countries; perhaps commissioned as gift for Elizabeth I, Queen of England. Ford pieces added after manuscript reached England. Probably acquired by Winchester College during 18th century.

Original covers of red leather over cardboard, tooled in blue, red, and gold with Tudor arms, ornamental designs, and voice designations

black void mensural

Staff height 13

Original ink foliation, 1-111, beginning on fifth folio. First four folios have modern pencil foliation, 1-4, as are ff. 112-121

Other numberings: Pieces unnumbered in main corpus; original numbering of English pieces, 1-10.

Large calligraphic style initials, some in black ink, others painted in red, blue, and yellow; some attributions and text incipits in red ink; edges of folios gilded.

Original index on new ff. l'-3' in each book lists Italian pieces alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance; French pieces listed in order of appearance.

parchment

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

81 Italian secular pieces, 16 French secular pieces, 10 English secular pieces = 107

Arcadelt-1, (Azzaiolo)-14, (Briaco)-1, (Caldarino)-1, (Certon)-1, (Crecquillon/Sandrin/Sermisy)-1, (Donato)-5, Ford-10, (Alfonso Ganassi)-1, (Jacotin/Sermisy)-1, Jonckers [Gosse]-1, (Lambertini)-1, Lassus-7, (Nasco)-2, Passereau/(Marle)-1, Sandrin/(Manchicourt)-1, (Sermisy)-5, Sermisy [Claudin]/(Sandrin)-1, Tubal-5, Verdelot-1, Waelrant-35, Willaert-3, Willaert/(Fabrianese)-1, anon-7

4 parchment partbooks (D-125 + i folios, A-125, T-119 + i, B-i + 125), 170 x 235-9. Each book has original ink foliation, 1-111, beginning on fifth folio of DAT, sixth folio of B (ff. 86-91 missing in T book); first four folios in each book have modern pencil foliation, 1-4 (excludes front flyleaf in B book); ff. 112-121 also foliated in modern pencil. Pieces unnumbered in main corpus; original numbering of English pieces, 1-10. Blank folios or blank staves only—DA: 77'-92, 105'-121'; T: 77'-85', 92, 105'-121'; B: 6, 77'-92, 105'-421'. Original covers of red leather over cardboard, tooled in blue, red, and gold with Tudor arms, ornamental designs, and voice designations. Original index on new ff. l'-3' in each book lists Italian pieces alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance; French pieces listed in order of appearance.

Copied by one main scribe, who also wrote BolC Q26 and LeuvK 4 (Call); English pieces by Ford are later additions by second scribe. Staff height 13. Large calligraphic style initials, some in black ink, others painted in red, blue, and yellow; some attributions and text incipits in red ink; edges of folios gilded.

1564-6 (dates in manuscript), with additions in first half of 17th century. Main corpus copied in Low Countries; perhaps commissioned as gift for Elizabeth I, Queen of England. Ford pieces added after manuscript reached England. Probably acquired by Winchester College during 18th century.