A single Tenor Decani partbook. This volume is a companion to (not a set with) C11 - the latter containing anthems, this volume a collection of services.

Part I = front original flyleaves + first 150 folios of main corpus; Part II = last 92 folios + back original flyleaves. Copying of Part II began at back of book, working toward middle; music of Part II upside down in relation to that of Part I. Main layer copied by Toby Brookinge, who also wrote most of DurC C11, DurC C13, DurC C16, DurC E11a, and YorkM 29, parts of DurC C4, and some additions in DurC C8; later additions by Alexander Shaw, John White and one unidentified scribe who also made additions in DurC C2, DurC C11, and YorkM 29 (Brian Crosby). Copied in Durham, probably for dean of Durham Cathedral (CrosbyD).

Some folios fragmentary or in poor condition; restored and repaired

Rebound in modern covers of leather over boards; portions of original dark brown leather covers, gold stamped with 'TENOR-DE-F-S,' incorporated in modern binding.

black void mensural

Staff height 13-14.

Original ink and new pencil pagination—Part I: ( 1 )-( 18) + 1-189; 200-304, beginning on first original flyleaf ('190-199' omitted); Part II: (1)-(14) + 1-174.

Some inked calligraphic initials. Edges of folios gauffered, gilded, and decorated with red and green; index headings in red paint and blue/green ink.

Original index on pp. (9)-(10) of Part I lists Services under 'Mattens,' 'High,' and 'Evensonge' categories; under each heading, pieces listed in order of appearance. Modern index on loose sheets at front and back.

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Part I: 37 Services, 7 Service sections = 44. Part II: 24 Services, 1 Service section, 11 preces/psalm sets = 36. Total for manuscript = 80

A. Batten-8, Bevin-1, Blancks-1, T. Boyce-1, J. Brimley-5 + 2?, Bryne-1, Byrd-5, Child-1, Coste-1, Derrick-1, J. Farrant II [Mr: Farrant]-2, R. Farrant [Mr: Farrant]-1, Foster-2, Gibbons-4, N. Giles-2, Hilton the Elder-1, J. Holmes-1, Hooper-2, Hughes-1, Loosemore-1, G. Marson-1, Morley-2, W. Mundy [Mr: Mundy] -4, Palmer-2, R. Parsons I [Mr: Parsons]-2, R. Parsons II [Mr: Parsons de Exon]-1, W. Parsons [Mr: Parsons of Wells]-1, Pars-ley- 1, Patrick-1, Read-1, Shepherd-1, Edward Smith-1, Edward Smith/(J. Mundy)-1, W. Smith-6, Stevenson-1, Strogers-1, Tallis-1, Thorne-1, Tomkins-2, Tye-1, Weelkes-2, T. Wilkinson -1, anon-1

1 paper partbook (Tenor Decani-ii + vi + 242 + ii + i folios), 297 x 188. Some folios fragmentary or in poor condition; restored and repaired. Part I = front original flyleaves + first 150 folios of main corpus; Part II = last 92 folios + back original flyleaves. Copying of Part II began at back of book, working toward middle; music of Part II upside down in relation to that of Part I. Original ink and new pencil pagination—Part I: ( 1 )-( 18) + 1-189; 200-304, beginning on first original flyleaf ("190-199" omitted); Part II: (1)-(14) + 1-174. Rebound in modern covers of leather over boards; portions of original dark brown leather covers, gold stamped with "TENOR-DE-F-S," incorporated in modern binding. Original index on pp. (9)-(10) of Part I lists Services under "Mattens," "High," and "Evensonge" categories; under each heading, pieces listed in order of appearance. Modern index on loose sheets at front and back.

Main layer copied by Toby Brookinge, who also wrote most of DurC C2, DurC Cll, DurC C16, DurC Ella, and YorkM 29, parts of DurC C4, and some additions in DurC C8; later additions by Alexander Shaw, John White (see general index for other manuscripts in which these two scribal hands appear), and one unidentified scribe who also made additions in DurC C2, DurC Cll, and YorkM 29 (Brian Crosby). Staff height 13-14. Some inked calligraphic initials. Edges of folios gauffered, gilded, and decorated with red and green; index headings in red paint and blue/green ink.

1632-4 (Brian Crosby), with additions in second half of 17th century. Copied in Durham, probably for dean of Durham Cathedral (CrosbyD).