MS contains Bede’s Life of St Cuthbert and other Lives of Cuthbert, Oswald and Aidan; Offices and Masses for Cuthbert and Oswald (with musical notation); extracts from Simeon of Durham’s History of the Church of Durham; lists of Durham’s relics and bishops. Copied by several scribes in different sections; there are also later additions. There is one monophonic song on f. 59.
GB-Ctc O.3.55
Trinity College, Cambridge, England
chant manuscript with one monophonic song: 13th century
| Archive | Trinity College, Cambridge, England (GB-Ctc) |
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| Shelfmark | O.3.55 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Measurements | 230 x 155 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 1 composition, 1 is anonymous. |
General Description
Date
Before 1153 (in the list of bishops, Hugh, elected 1153, has been added subsequently
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Sources of British Song 1150-1300
Project Collection · 35 sources
GB-Ctc O.3.55
Current source
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Hartzell, Karl Drew. 2006. Catalogue of Manuscripts Written or Owned in England up to 1200 Containing Music. Woodbridge: Boydell Press in association with the Plainsong and Medieval Music Society. Pages: no. 67.
Robinson, P.R. 1988. Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts c.736-1600 in Cambridge Libraries. 2 vols. Cambridge. Pages: vol.1, pp.102-103 and vol.2, plate 66.
Fenlon, Iain (editor). 1982. Cambridge Music Manuscripts, 900-1700. Cambridge. Pages: pp. 33-37. Notes: chapter by Rankin.
Piper, A.J. 1978. The libraries of the monks of Durham. Medieval scribes, manuscripts and libraries. Essays presented to N.R. Ker, edited by A.J. Piper, 213-41. London. Pages: pp. 242-43.
Ker, Neil R. 1964. Medieval Libraries of Great Britain: A List of Surviving Books. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, vol. 3. London. Pages: p. 62.
Mynors, R.A.B. 1939. Durham Cathedral Manuscripts to the End of the Twelfth Century. Oxford. Pages: no. 90.
James, Montague Rhodes. 1900-4. The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge: A Descriptive Catalogue. 3 vols. Cambridge. Pages: vol.3, pp.241-244.
Frere, Walter Howard. 1894-1932, repr. Hildesheim, 1967. Bibliotheca Musico-Liturgica: A Descriptive Handlist of the Musical and Latin-Liturgical Mss. of the Middle Ages Preserved in the Libraries of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 vols. London: The Plainsong and Medieval Music Society. Pages: 962.
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