Earliest scribe(s?) copied hymn faburdens on ff. ii, v'-vi, xiv'-xv', lv'-lvi, lvii', lxv, [clxxxviii-clxxxviii'], [189'], and [200]. Faburdens added above printed hymn melodies in main corpus; copied as monophonie voices in manuscript section. Second scribe wrote Magnificat faburdens on ff. [191-197']. Third scribe copied charts illustrating faburden principles on f. [198] and f. [200']. Copied in England.
GB-Lbl [pr. bk.] C. 52. b. 21
British Library, London, England
printed Sarum Hymnal with added polyphony: 16th century: after 1528
| Archive | British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl) |
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| Shelfmark | [pr. bk.] C. 52. b. 21 |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Format | portrait |
| Measurements | 185 x 125 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 30 compositions, 30 are anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
Rebound in modern covers of dark purple leather over boards, blind stamped with decorative borders; gold-stamped inscription on spine: 'HYMNORUM / OPUSCULUM / AD / USUM SARUM / ANTWERPIE / 1528.'
Watermark
fleur-de-lis on shield (not in Briquet).
Notation
hymn faburdens in dots, chant notation and black void mensural notation; magnificat faburdens in black void mensural notation with chant incipits
Foliation
ii, v'-vi, xiv-xv', lv'-lvi, lvii', lxv, [189v], [191-197v] and [200]
Foliation
Original foliation in print, i-clxxxv (last three folios not numbered); no foliation in manuscript section
Decoration
Small black inked initials decorated with red in manuscript section.
Index
Index of print on ff. [clxxxvi-clxxxvii']; no index for manuscript section.
Surface
Parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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Printed Sarum hymnal (Antwerp, 1528), with manuscript additions: 9 Magnificat faburdens (1 incomplete), 10 hymn faburdens = 19
Anonymous
iv + 188 (print) + 12 (manuscript) + iv paper folios, 185 x 125. Original foliation in print, i-clxxxv (last three folios not numbered); no foliation in manuscript section. Rebound in modern covers of dark purple leather over boards, blind stamped with decorative borders; gold-stamped inscription on spine: "HYMNORUM / OPUSCULUM / AD / USUM SARUM / ANTWERPIE / 1528." Index of print on ff. [clxxxvi-clxxxvii']; no index for manuscript section.
Earliest scribe(s?) copied hymn faburdens on ff. ii, v'-vi, xiv'-xv', lv'-lvi, lvii', lxv, [clxxxviii-clxxxviii'], [189'], and [200], using dots, chant notation, and white mensural notation. Faburdens added above printed hymn melodies in main corpus; copied as monophonie voices in manuscript section. Second scribe wrote Magnificat faburdens on ff. [191-197'], in white mensural notation with chant incipits. Third scribe copied charts illustrating faburden principles on f. [198] and f. [200']. Small black inked initials decorated with red in manuscript section. Watermark: fleur-de-lis on shield (not in Briquet).
After 1528 (date of print). Copied in England.
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Current source
‡ denotes primary source study
Trowell, Brian. 1980. Faburden-New Sources, New Evidence: A Preliminary Survey. Modern Musical Scholarship, 28-78. Stocksfield, Boston, Henley, and London. Pages: 50,61-6,74,76.
Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 1-5. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag.
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description