This fragment is one of a number of miscellaneous leaves from various music manuscripts preserved under the call number 'Additional 128'. The recto contains the motetus part of Dunstaple's motet Preco preheminencie / Precursor precessit (Dunstable edition no. 29); the verso contains the triplum Ave miles triumphalis and tenor Criste morte nato mundo vite reserato of an otherwise unknown motet. Both anonymous here. Probably copied at Canterbury Cathedral. The fragment was discovered in 1971 in the wrapping of Literary MS C 11 of the cathedral library (the account book and commonplace book of one William Ingram, a monk at the cathedral between 1503 and 1533).

The leaves are kept loose in a large black box.

Black notation + black void semiminims and red coloration

Ca. 1430-40 (SandonF)' In view of the suggestion (Bent, Dunstaple book, p. 8) that this motet was performed in Canterbury Cathedral in 1416, a date closer to 1420 for this fragment seems likely and is consistent with the notation and general appearance.

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parchment

Recto, motetus part of Dunstaple's motet Preco preheminencie / Precursor precessit (Dunstable edition no. 29); verso, triplum Ave miles triumphalis and tenor Criste morte nato mundo vite reserato of an otherwise unknown motet. Both anonymous here. In view of the suggestion (Bent, Dunstaple book, p. 8) that this motet was performed in Canterbury Cathedral in 1416, a date closer to 1420 for this fragment seems likely and is consistent with the notation and general appearance.

NB The CANT numbers (1-5) were allocated by Sandon in his 1976 ‘Fragments’ article. They do not correspond to a reference in the form ‘Add. Ms. 128/(CANT no.)’.

128/2 = not clear whether this was ever anything different

128/5 = CANT 2 (cannot currently be traced) – the current 128/5 is different from CANT contents

128/6 = CANT 3

128/7 = CANT 5 (reported as stolen in 1977) – current 128/7 has no music

128/8 - incorporates the former 128/71 = CANT 1

128/13 – now has no music (seems to have become 128/66)

128/62 = CANT 6

128/65 = CANT 4

128/66 – may be the one formerly 128/13

128/70 – no olim

128/71 – now incorporated into 128/8

CANT 1 = 128/8

CANT 2 = 128/5 (not the current 128/5 though)

CANT 3 = 128/6

CANT 4 = 128/65

CANT 5 = 128/7

CANT 6 = 128/62

2 motets [fragmentary and incomplete)

(Dunstable)-1, anon-1

1 fragmentary parchment folio, ca. 490 x 320. No foliation or numbering. Black notation with black void semiminims and red coloration. This fragment is one of a number of miscellaneous leaves from various music manuscripts preserved under the call number "Additional 128"; the leaves are kept loose in a large black box.

Ca. 1430-40 (SandonF). Probably copied at Canterbury Cathedral. The fragment was discovered in 1971 in the wrapping of Literary MS C 11 of the cathedral library (the account book and commonplace book of one William Ingram, a monk at the cathedral between 1503 and 1533).