Two folios (possibly a bifolium, but not from the centre of a gathering), cut and folded to form flyleaves. Written space originally c. 245 x 180 mm (fol. 1), and c. 260 x 167 mm (fol. 2). Written in England, possibly at St Albans. Used to form the flyleaves of MS 230/116, a mid-15th century miscellany, containing extracts from John Whethamstede's Manipularius, an epitaph for Abbot Thomas de la Mare, and verses and several other items relating to the Benedictine Abbey of St Albans. MS 230/116 was written and probably bound at St Albans, and the abbey may well also be the source of the music leaves. Owned by William Moore, Fellow of Gonville and Caius College (1615-1647). Given or bequeathed 1659.

Traces of an early binding, of leather over wooden boards, remain on pp. 1, 350. Rebound by J. G. Gray and Son, Cambridge, 1909.

Notes and verses on St Albans are added in a hand similar to that of MS 230/116 in the margins of the music leaves.

English Ars nova, with flagged semi-minims in 2

12 red five-line staves freely-ruled in systems of three; some frame rules, text guides

1-2v, but cut and folded and paginated 1-8 and 343-350

plain three-stave initials in blue at the openings of pieces, and alternate red and blue capitals in the text; crayon drawings in the margins of pp. 6, 7. A three-stave indentation (18 mm)has been ruled for an initial 'P' at the beginning of the second system on fol. 2. Script: gothica textualis quadrata, with some lapses into semi-quadrata.

Parchment

RISM Supplement: 2 fols, (cut and folded to form flyleaves; paginated 1-8 and 343-350). Parchment. Originally at least 310 x 200 mm. Written space originally c. 245 x 180 mm (fol. 1), and c. 260 x 167 mm (fol. 2). Ruling: twelve red five-line staves (14-18 mm) freely-ruled in systems of three; some frame rules, text guides, and a three-stave indentation (18 mm) ruled for an initial 'P' at the beginning of the second system on fol. 2. Collation: possibly a bifolium, but not from the centre of a gathering. Script: gothica textualis quadrata, with some lapses into semi-quadrata. Notation: English Ars nova, with flagged semi-minims in 2. Decoration: plain three-stave initials in blue at the openings of pieces, and alternate red and blue capitals in the text; crayon drawings in the margins of pp. 6, 7.

Written in England, possibly at St Albans. Used to form the flyleaves of MS 230/116, a miscellany, s. xv med., containing extracts from John Whethamstede's Manipularius, an epitaph for Abbot Thomas de la Mare, and verses and several other items relating to the Benedictine Abbey of St Albans. MS 230/116 was written and probably bound at St Albans, and the abbey may well also be the source of the music leaves. Traces of an early binding, of leather over wooden boards, remain on pp. 1, 350. The first gathering, which includes a list of contents (pp. 9-24), lacks a quire-signature, and may be a slightly later addition to the book. Notes and verses on St Albans are added in a hand similar to that of MS 230/116 in the margins of the music leaves. Rebound by J. G. Gray and Son, Cambridge, 1909. Owned: William Moore, Fellow of Gonville and Caius College (1615-1647). Given or bequeathed 1659.

NOTES ON CONTENTS

1 End only; ed. Wathey, Berkeley Castle, Select Roll 55, pp. 7-9, No. 3. Also in BER, Select Roll 55, m. 5d. Double texted, with '[...] es pietatis gracia' underlaid beneath text cited here. 2 Ed. Bent, pp. 301-305. 3 End only. 4 Lost here after 'Et ascen[dit]'; ed. OH, I, pp. 171-176 (No. 60). Also in Lbl, Add. MS 57950, fols. 47-48; SA, Typ. GC. A79 GR, fragments (see below).

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