GB-Lbl Lansdowne 462

British Library, London, England

Sarum Gradual with added polyphony: 15th century

Archive	British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl)
Shelfmark	Lansdowne 462
Surface	Parchment
Numbering System	Foliation
Format	portrait
Measurements	505 x 353 mm
Other Identifiers	RISM: GB-Lbm462 CCM: LonBLLA 462
Notations	black full mensural black void mensural
Relationships	Fitzmaurice, William Petty (1737–1805) (owner) ? Norwich Cathedral (owner)
External Links	British Library online catalogue entry
Provenance	England
Contents	26 pieces from 5 composers

General Description

Single voice parts for polyphonic pieces on f. 1' and ff. 151'-152'. Copied by several scribes. Copied in England; may have belonged to Norwich Cathedral (EllisL). Later owned by William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne (1737-1805), and purchased by British Museum from the Marquis' heirs in 1807.

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Binding

New covers of black leather on cardboard

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Notation

mostly in black full mensural notation (two pieces in black void mensural)

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Ruling

some hand-ruled; ruled staves 16-20 mm

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Foliation

1 r+v, 151v-152v

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Foliation

Modern ink foliation, 1-152

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Surface

Parchment

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RISM Description

RISM B/IV 4: 14./15. Jh.; 152 Blätter Pergament (f. 1 ursprüngliches Schutzblatt?), 505 x 350 mm. Moderne Foliierung von f. 1-152. Je Seite f. 2-151r 16 rote Vierliniensysteme mit Quadratnotation; f. 1v und f. 151v-152v: 16, 10, 13, 4 und 3 Fünfliniensysteme mit schwarzer und vereinzelt weißer Mensuralnotation - Einband: modern; Leinenband mit Lederrücken.

Diese Handschriften des späten 14. oder frühen 15. Jh. ist ein Sarum Graduale (f. 2-151r). Das erste und die zwei letzten Blätter sind im 15. Jh. mit einzelnen, zu mehrstimmigen Kompositionen gehörigen Unterstimmen (sog. Squares) beschrieben worden (vergleiche Literatur: H. Baillie).

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Sarum Gradual, with single voice parts (later additions) for polyphonic pieces: 11 Kyries, 8 Sanctus, 1 Magnificat, 5 motets = 25

Dunstable-1, (Excetre?)-1, Martyn-1, Power [Leonel]-1, anon-21

iii paper + 152 parchment + iii paper folios, 505x353. Modern ink foliation, 1-152 (f. 1 and f. 152 are original flyleaves). New covers of black leather on cardboard. Single voice parts for polyphonic pieces on f. 1' and ff. 151'-152', mostly in black mensural notation (two pieces in white mensural notation). Copied by several scribes.

15th century (Gradual); pieces in mensural notation are later additions, copied at various times during 15th century. Copied in England; may have belonged to Norwich Cathedral (EllisL). Later owned by William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne (1737-1805); purchased by British Museum from the Marquis' heirs in 1807.

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Composers: Add "(Lambert)-1"; change "anon-21" to "anon-20."

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1v	Domine isopo et mundabor	-	Anonymous
Domine isopo et mundabor Anonymous Appears on: 1v Genres: Asperges me, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c4 Voice Text: Domine ysopo et mundabor ...
1v	... lavabis me.	-	Anonymous
... lavabis me. Anonymous Appears on: 1v Genres: Asperges me, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c5 Voice Text: ... lavabis me.
1v	Sanctus	-	Anonymous
Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 1v Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c5 Voice Text: Sanctus dominus deus ... Layout parts
1v	Sanctus	-	Anonymous
Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 1v Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Sanctus ...
1v	Egredientem de templo [with Gloria Patri]	-	Anonymous
Egredientem de templo [with Gloria Patri] Anonymous Appears on: 1v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Sanctus ...
1v	Sanctus	-	Anonymous
Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 1v Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c5 Voice Text: Sanctus sanctus ... Layout parts
1v	Sanctus	-	Anonymous
Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 1v Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c5 Voice Text: Sanctus sanctus ... Layout parts
1v	Sanctus	-	Anonymous
Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 1v Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c5 Voice Text: Sanctus sanctus ... Layout parts
1v	Sanctus	-	Anonymous
Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 1v Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c5 Voice Text: Sanctus ... Layout parts
151v	Kyrie eleison	-	Anonymous
Kyrie eleison Anonymous Appears on: 151v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Clef: c5 Voice Text: [Kyrie] Layout parts
151v	Kyrie eleison	-	Anonymous
Kyrie eleison Anonymous Appears on: 151v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Clef: c5 Voice Text: [Kyrie] Layout parts
151v	Kyrie eleison	-	Anonymous
Kyrie eleison Anonymous Appears on: 151v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Mensuration: c-dot Clef: f3c5 Voice Text: Kyrie Layout parts
151v	Kyrie eleison	-	Anonymous
Kyrie eleison Anonymous Appears on: 151v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Clef: c4 Voice Text: [Kyrie] General Note Dominica die. Layout parts
151v	Kyrie eleison	-	Anonymous
Kyrie eleison Anonymous Appears on: 151v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Greek Clef: c5 Voice Text: Kyrie leyson ... Layout parts
151v	Kyrie eleison	-	Lambe, Walter
Kyrie eleison Lambe, Walter Appears on: 151v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Clef: c5 Voice Text: Kyrie ... General Note Feria 6a. Layout parts
151v	Kyrie	-	Anonymous
Kyrie Anonymous Appears on: 151v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin, Greek Mensuration: c-dot Clef: c4 Voice Text: [Kyrie ...] General Note Dominica die. Layout parts
151v	Kyrie eleison	-	Anonymous
Kyrie eleison Anonymous Appears on: 151v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Greek Clef: c4 Voice Text: Kyrie leyson ... General Note Feria 5a. Layout parts
151v	Kyrie eleison	-	Azpilcueta, Martin de (ca. 1491–1586)
Kyrie eleison Azpilcueta, Martin de (ca. 1491–1586) Appears on: 151v Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Greek Clef: c5 Voice Text: Kyrie leyson ... Layout parts
152	Kyrie eleison	-	Power, Leonel (–1445)
Kyrie eleison Power, Leonel (–1445) Appears on: 152 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Greek Clef: c4 Voice Text: Kyrie leyson ... General Note Sabato. Layout parts
152	Kyrie eleison	-	Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)
Kyrie eleison Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453) Appears on: 152 Genres: Kyrie eleison, Mass Ordinary Voice: [no designation] Languages: Greek Clef: c4 Voice Text: Kyrie leyson ... General Note Dominica die. Layout parts
152	Magnificat: Et exultavit [K.189]	-	Anonymous
Magnificat: Et exultavit [K.189] Anonymous Appears on: 152 Genres: Magnificat Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c3 Voice Text: Et exultavit spiritus meus ... Layout parts
152	Sanctus	-	Anonymous
Sanctus Anonymous Appears on: 152 Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus] Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c4 Voice Text: Sanctus sanc[tus] ... Layout parts
152v	Stella caeli extirpavit que lactavit	-	Anonymous
Stella caeli extirpavit que lactavit Anonymous Appears on: 152v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c5 Voice Text: Stella celi extirpavit ... Layout parts
152v	O gloriosa stella maris - 1a pars (of 2): O gloriosa stella maris	-	Anonymous
O gloriosa stella maris - 1a pars (of 2): O gloriosa stella maris Anonymous Appears on: 152v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c4 Voice Text: O gloriosa stella maris ... Layout parts
152v	O gloriosa stella maris - 2a pars (of 2): Salva nos Jesu	-	Anonymous
O gloriosa stella maris - 2a pars (of 2): Salva nos Jesu Anonymous Appears on: 152v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c4 Voice Text: Salva nos Ihesu ... Layout parts
152v	Egredientem de templo [with Gloria Patri]	-	Anonymous
Egredientem de templo [with Gloria Patri] Anonymous Appears on: 152v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Clef: c1 Voice Text: Egredientem de templo ... Layout parts

Composer	Compositions
Anonymous	... lavabis me. – 1v Domine isopo et mundabor – 1v Egredientem de templo [with Gloria Patri] – 1v Egredientem de templo [with Gloria Patri] – 152v Kyrie – 151v Kyrie eleison – 151v Kyrie eleison – 151v Kyrie eleison – 151v Kyrie eleison – 151v Kyrie eleison – 151v Kyrie eleison – 151v Magnificat: Et exultavit [K.189] – 152 O gloriosa stella maris - 1a pars (of 2): O gloriosa stella maris – 152v O gloriosa stella maris - 2a pars (of 2): Salva nos Jesu – 152v Sanctus – 152 Sanctus – 1v Sanctus – 1v Sanctus – 1v Sanctus – 1v Sanctus – 1v Sanctus – 1v Stella caeli extirpavit que lactavit – 152v
Azpilcueta, Martin de (ca. 1491–1586)	Kyrie eleison – 151v
Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)	Kyrie eleison – 152
Lambe, Walter	Kyrie eleison – 151v
Power, Leonel (–1445)	Kyrie eleison – 152

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
... lavabis me.	Anonymous	1v
Domine isopo et mundabor	Anonymous	1v
Egredientem de templo [with Gloria Patri]	Anonymous	1v
Egredientem de templo [with Gloria Patri]	Anonymous	152v
Kyrie	Anonymous	151v
Kyrie eleison	Anonymous	151v
Kyrie eleison	Anonymous	151v
Kyrie eleison	Anonymous	151v
Kyrie eleison	Anonymous	151v
Kyrie eleison	Anonymous	151v
Kyrie eleison	Lambe, Walter	151v
Kyrie eleison	Anonymous	151v
Kyrie eleison	Azpilcueta, Martin de (ca. 1491–1586)	151v
Kyrie eleison	Power, Leonel (–1445)	152
Kyrie eleison	Dunstaple, John (ca. 1390–1453)	152
Magnificat: Et exultavit [K.189]	Anonymous	152
O gloriosa stella maris - 1a pars (of 2): O gloriosa stella maris	Anonymous	152v
O gloriosa stella maris - 2a pars (of 2): Salva nos Jesu	Anonymous	152v
Sanctus	Anonymous	1v
Sanctus	Anonymous	1v
Sanctus	Anonymous	1v
Sanctus	Anonymous	1v
Sanctus	Anonymous	1v
Sanctus	Anonymous	1v
Sanctus	Anonymous	152
Stella caeli extirpavit que lactavit	Anonymous	152v

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Trowell, Brian. 1980. Faburden-New Sources, New Evidence: A Preliminary Survey. Modern Musical Scholarship, 28-78. Stocksfield, Boston, Henley, and London. Pages: 50,70,74,76. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).

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