Ff. 2-3 are apparently the only remaining fragments of a large choirbook of unknown extent, copied by a single scribe, in England. F. 1 is a dedicatory page for King Edward VI, dated October 5, 1549, without music, and unrelated to two other folios. Purchased by British Museum from C. Gough in 1878.
| Archive | British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl) |
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| Shelfmark | Add. MS 30520 B |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Format | portrait |
| Measurements | Irregular sizes. First folio now measures ca. 492-500 x 360; second and third folios originally measured ca. 565 x 416 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 2 compositions from 2 composers. |
General Description
Physical Description
irregular sizes are due to fraying and tearing
Binding
Modern covers of blue leather and cloth on boards
Notation
Black/red mensural notation with black void semiminims and fusae
Foliation
music fragment, 1-2v [i-ii']
Foliation
Modern foliation, 1-3.
Surface
Parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 Gloria-Credo pair, 1 Sanctus-Agnus pair = 2 (both fragmentary and incomplete)
Ashwell-1, Ludford-1
3 fragmentary parchment folios, now of irregular sizes due to fraying and tearing. First folio measures ca. 492-500 x 360; second and third folios originally measured ca. 565 x 416. Modern foliation, 1-3. Ff. 2-3 apparently the only remaining fragments of a large choirbook of unknown extent and contents. F. 1 is a dedicatory page for King Edward VI, dated October 5, 1549, without music, and unrelated to two other folios. Modern covers of blue leather and cloth on boards. Black/red mensural notation with void semiminims and fusae. Copied by a single scribe.
Early 16th century. Copied in England. Purchased by British Museum from C. Gough in 1878.
2v
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Edward Tambling
Monday, 23 September, 2019
Inventory updated per the British Library catalogue entry. (Several other BL Add mss, uninventoried on DIAMM as yet, are detailed in the BL catalogue & will be added to DIAMM in time.)
DIAMM, 2016
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Physical Description Note; Binding Note; Notation Note; Foliation Note; Foliation Note; Surface Note
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