GB-MA NR/JB 6

Kent History and Library Centre, Maidstone, England

fragment: Early 16th century

Archive Kent History and Library Centre, Maidstone, England (GB-MA)
Shelfmark NR/JB 6
Surface Vellum
Format landscape
Measurements 295-30 x c. 215 mm
Other Identifiers
  • olim (Former shelfmark): GB-DOV NR/JB 6
  • olim (Former shelfmark): Centre for Kentish Studies (formerly Kent County Record Office) NR/JB 6
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Provenance
  • England
Contents Contains 3 compositions, 3 are anonymous.
General Description

Several pieces of parchment originally used as a cover, one large folded leaf (i-ii) is part of a service book, the other 2 leaves are polyphonic. Now positioned in the front on the new binding. The body of the book is under NR/JB in the archive's online records, the document is the Borough Court of Record: Court Books (1429–1793). The description states: "Until 1616 there is a combined series of court books for the borough court of record and the hundred court (later Quarter Sessions); after this date they divide into two separate series (see NR/JQ). Details regarding procedure, etc, in both courts are to be found in the borough custumal (NR/LC/1)" But does not mention the covers or the music leaves.

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Notation

not indicated

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Ruling

staff height 15-18 mm

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Foliation

iii-iv verso

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Surface

vellum

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DIAMM Note

Several pieces of parchment originally used as a cover, one large folded leaf (i-ii) is part of a service book, the other 2 leaves are polyphonic. Now positioned in the front on the new binding

DIAMM, 2017

iv recto

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Number of voices Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
iii Untexted - - -

Untexted

Appears on: iii
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
iiiv Magnificat anima mea Dominum - - Anonymous

Magnificat anima mea Dominum

Anonymous
Appears on: iiiv
Genres: BVM, Canticle, Magnificat
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Magnificat
iiiv Nunc dimitis - - Anonymous

Nunc dimitis

Anonymous
Appears on: iiiv
Genres: Canticle, Nunc Dimittis
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Nunc dimitis
iiiv Pater noster - - Anonymous

Pater noster

Anonymous
Appears on: iiiv
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Pater noster
iv Untexted - - -

Untexted

Appears on: iv
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
iv_v Untexted - - -

Untexted

Appears on: iv_v
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: none
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
Magnificat anima mea Dominum Anonymous iiiv
Nunc dimitis Anonymous iiiv
Pater noster Anonymous iiiv

Images © Kent Archives

‡ denotes primary source study

Hamilton, Elizabeth Patricia Kathleen. 2009. A Study of Early Sixteenth-Century English Music Fragments from the DIAMM Database. University of Ottawa, MA. http://www.ruor.uottawa.ca/en/handle/10393/20241.

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Andrew Hankinson

Wednesday, 19 November, 2025

David Wyatt

Tuesday, 26 February, 2019

East Kent record office address info updated to show merged with Maidstone (but separate GB-DOV archive retained) NR/JB6 added to Maidstone, cross-referring to original record which remains under GB-DOV

DIAMM, 2016

Monday, 23 January, 2017

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