Account book of Sibton Abbey, with polyphony on new f. 51'. The piece on this folio has the s text incipit 'To iours' only. FallowsES suggests possibility that original text was English. Presumably copied at Sibton Cistercian Abbey, Suffolk. Sibton monastic estates conveyed to Duke of Norfolk and others in 1536; manor of Sibton sold to John Scrivener in 1610. Manor still owned by Scrivener family, but estate records, including present manuscript, deposited in Suffolk Record Office by Capt. E. Levett-Scrivener in 1948.
GB-Ir HA 3:50/9/15.7(1)
Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich, England
non-music MS with interpolated music: c. 1461
| Archive | Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich, England (GB-Ir) |
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| Shelfmark | HA 3:50/9/15.7(1) |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 295 x 218 (new f. 51 measures 210-20 x 218; lower portion cut away) mm |
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| Contents | Contains 1 composition, 1 is anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Original parchment covers.
Notation
not indicated
Date
Ca. 1461 (StMP).
Ruling
Staff height ca. 15-16 (irregular)
Foliation
Modern pencil foliation, 1-58; new ff. 1-8 and 17-58, respectively, also have original ink foliation, 1-8 + 1-42.
Decoration
No initials or decoration.
Surface
Paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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Account book of Sibton Abbey, with polyphony:
1 French(?) secular piece*
'Piece has text incipit "To iours" only. FallowsES suggests possibility that original text was English.
Anonymous
58 paper folios, 295 x 218 (new f. 51 measures 210-20 x 218; lower portion cut away). Modern pencil foliation, 1-58; new ff. 1-8 and 17-58, respectively, also have original ink foliation, 1-8 + 1-42. Original parchment covers. Music copied on new f. 51'. Staff height ca. 15-16 (irregular). No initials or decoration.
Ca. 1461 (StMP). Presumably copied at Sibton Cistercian Abbey, Suffolk. Sibton monastic estates conveyed to Duke of Norfolk and others in 1536; manor of Sibton sold to John Scrivener in 1610. Manor still owned by Scrivener family, but estate records, including present manuscript, deposited in Suffolk Record Office by Capt. E. Levett-Scrivener in 1948.
FallowsES:DpLDis(74); StMP:ML(457,467)
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation Note; Date Note; Ruling Note; Foliation Note; Decoration 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