GB-Occc MS 118

Corpus Christi College, Oxford, England

Dunstaple signatures and copy of treatise in own hand: 15th century

Archive	Corpus Christi College, Oxford, England (GB-Occc)
Shelfmark	MS 118
Numbering System	None
Measurements	210 x 130 mm
Copyists	Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453) Text
Relationships	Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453) (owner)
Provenance	England
Contents	4 pieces from 2 composers

General Description

Early 12th century copy of Boethius, De musica, with glosses; bound with 15th century copy of Boethius’s De arithmetica, followed by the commentary by Simon Bredon. The De arithmetica is in the hand of Dunstaple, who owned the book (f.1r. John Dunstable’s name as owner, erased), signed the colophon on f. 113v, and glossed the De musica.

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Notation

not indicated

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1r	erased signature of Dunstaple	-	Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)
erased signature of Dunstaple Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453) Appears on: 1r Genres: not defined Voice: [no designation] Languages: insufficient Voice Text: fragment visible under ultraviolet light
3–56	De musica: glosses by Dunstaple	-	Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)
De musica: glosses by Dunstaple Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453) Appears on: 3–56 Genres: not defined
57–118	De arithmetica in Dunstaple's hand	-	Boethius (480–524)
De arithmetica in Dunstaple's hand Boethius (480–524) Appears on: 57–118 Genres: not defined
113v	colophon signature of Dunstaple	-	Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)
colophon signature of Dunstaple Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453) Appears on: 113v Genres: not defined

Composer	Compositions
Boethius (480–524)	De arithmetica in Dunstaple's hand – 57–118
Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)	De musica: glosses by Dunstaple – 3–56 colophon signature of Dunstaple – 113v erased signature of Dunstaple – 1r

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
colophon signature of Dunstaple	Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)	113v
De arithmetica in Dunstaple's hand	Boethius (480–524)	57–118
De musica: glosses by Dunstaple	Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)	3–56
erased signature of Dunstaple	Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)	1r

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‡ denotes primary source study

‡ Thomson, Rodney M. 2009. John Dunstable and his books. The Musical Times, 3-16.

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Margaret Bent

Saturday, 24 March, 2018

Margaret Bent

Saturday, 24 March, 2018

Margaret Bent

Saturday, 24 March, 2018

MS description & contents amended; though with no music the MS does not fit into available categories! Unavoidably, the "n pieces by n composers" description is generated by the inventory so still misleadingly indicates musical content.

DIAMM, 2016

Monday, 23 January, 2017

NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Notation Note; DIAMM Note