A rotulus bearing music on one side and carols on the other. A single scribe copied all the carols; a later hand added Latin Offices on the reverse side of the roll. Copied somewhere in East Anglia, judging from the language of the texts (GreS). Given to Trinity College in 1838 by H. O. Roe, Esq.
| Archive | Trinity College, Cambridge, England (GB-Ctc) |
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| Shelfmark | O.3.58 (Agincourt Roll) |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Format | roll |
| Measurements | 2007 x 178 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 13 compositions, 13 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
The manuscript is kept in a metal cylinder.
Notation
English black void mensural notation with mostly red colouration
Foliation
roll
Decoration
Red and blue initials.
Surface
Parchment
RISM Description
RISM B/IV 4: 15. Jh.; Pergament-Rotulus, 2007 x 178 mm. Rote Fünfliniensysteme in Partituranordnung mit weißer, englischer Mensuralnotation des frühen 15. Jh. (Colores bei Nr. 1 schwarz, sonst rot). - In einem Metallzylinder aufbewahrt.
Dieser aus der ersten Hälfte des 15. Jh. stammende Rotulus ist eine der frühesten und besten Quellen für die Musik der Carols. Er wurde dem Trinity College im Jahre 1838 von H. O. Roe Esq. geschenkt. Auf der Rückseite des Rotulus stehen theologische Texte.
[Translation: 15 Century, parchment-Rotulus, 2007 x 178 mm. Red five-line systems in score order with white, English mensural notation of the early 15th Century (No 1 has black, or red coloration). Stored in a metal cylinder.
This Rotulus dates from the first half of the 15th Century and is one of the earliest and best sources of carol music. It was given to Trinity College in 1838 by HO Roe Esq. On the back of the Rotulus are theological texts.
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Census Catalogue of Music Description
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13 English carols
Anonymous
A parchment roll, 2007 x 178, consisting of three sections sewn together. The manuscript is kept in a metal cylinder. White mensural notation with red coloration. A single scribe copied all the carols; a later hand added Latin Offices on the reverse side of the roll. Red and blue initials.
First half of the 15th century (RISM). Copied somewhere in East Anglia, judging from the language of the texts (GreS). Given to Trinity College in 1838 by H. O. Roe, Esq.
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Russell, Theodore C. 1967. Cantus Firmus Technique in the Music of Fifteenth Century Manuscripts of English Provenance. Student Musicologists at Minnesota, 2: 52-77. Pages: 65.
Greene, Richard Leighton. 1962. A Selection of English Carols. Oxford. Pages: 182.
Lewis, Anthony (editor). 1951-. Musica Britannica: A National Collection of Music. London. Pages: IV,125-7; IV,2-11; IV,xix.
Bukofzer, Manfred F. 1950. Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music. Pages: 165-7.
Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: II, 713-4.
Greene, Richard Leighton (editor). 1935, 2nd 1977. The Early English Carols. Oxford. Pages: 343-4.
Wolf, Johannes. 1904; Reprinted: Hildesheim, 1965. Geschichte der Mensural-Notation von 1250-1460 nach den theoretischen und praktischen Quellen. 3 vols. Leipzig. Pages: I, 401.
James, Montague Rhodes. 1900-4. The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge: A Descriptive Catalogue. 3 vols. Cambridge. Pages: III,247-8.
Fuller-Maitland, J A (editor). 1891. English Carols of the Fifteenth Century from a Ms. Roll in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge. London.
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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
Répertoire Internationale des Sources Musicales
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. RISM Description