A Tenor II (Septima vox) partbook from a set originally of eight volumes. Pieces arranged by number of voices: only the first 23 pieces (for 8 & 7 voices) are in both surviving books. Quinta partbook then continues with 6vv (48v-87) & 5vv (96v-136) pieces; Septima is completed with pieces for 3vv (48v-75) and 2vv (88v-100).

Copied by a single scribe. Copied in Low Countries, perhaps at Antwerp or Brussels (FenIR). Ham notes some relationship to readings in Bologna Q26 independent of printed sources. Acquired, probably between 1725 and 1794, by Jesuit college for English Catholics founded at St. Omer (Artois) in 1593. College moved to Bruges in 1762, to Liege in 1773, and to present location near Whalley (Lancashire) in 1794.

Original covers of brown morocco leather over boards, tooled in gold with decorative designs and voice designations; decoration originally elaborated with blue, black, green, and white paints, of which traces remain. Bindings are work of Christophe Plantin of Antwerp (FenIR).

two intertwined crescents superimposed on two rectangles, with additional crescent at top.

not indicated

Original red ink foliation in each book

Large calligraphic style initials in red, green, yellow, and blue; titles and attributions in red ink.

Original index on ff. [ii-iv'] of Q book and ff. [i-ii'] of 7 book groups pieces by genre and number of voices; within each group, pieces listed in order of appearance

paper

29 motets, 83 French secular pieces, 5 Italian secular pieces, 3 Dutch secular pieces, 1 textless piece = 121

Bacchius-l, Baston-3, Bauldeweyn/(Stoltzer)-1, Canis-2, Certon-1, C. Chastellain-1, Clemens non Papa-17, Clemens non Papa/(Crecquillon)-1, Crecquillon-19, Crecquillon/(Clemens non Papa)-2, (Crecquillon/Richafort)-1, Crespel-10, Descaudain/(Moulu)-1, Doublet-1, L. Episcopius-1, C. Festa-1, R. Févin/(A. Févin)-1, A. Galli-3, Gero-4, Gervaise-3, Gombert-2, Guyot [Jo. castileti]/ (Chastelain)-1, C. Hollander-5, C. Hollanders/(S. Hollander)-1, (Jacotin)-1, Janequin-2, Janequin/(Sermisy)-1, Josquin (index)/ Joachimus de Monte (music)-(Guyot)-1, L'Archier-1, Lattre [Petit ian]-2, J. Louys-2, Manchicourt-2, Mouton-1, Ninot le Petit/(Janequin/Willaert)-1, Parabosco-1, (Peletier)-1, Phinot-1, Rore-1, Sermisy [Claudin]-2, Tubal-2, A. Viola-1, Wilder-2, Willaert-2, Zacheus-1, anon-10

2 paper partbooks of an original 8? (Q-v + 136 + x folios, 7-ii + 104 + vi), 150 x 210. Three books from same original set once owned by Guglielmo Libri and Leopold Double, but present location and ownership unknown. Original red ink foliation in each book. Original covers of brown morocco leather over boards, tooled in gold with decorative designs and voice designations; decoration originally elaborated with blue, black, green, and white paints, of which traces remain. Bindings are work of Christophe Plantin of Antwerp (FenIR). Original index on ff. [ii-iv'] of Q book and ff. [i-ii'] of 7 book groups pieces by genre and number of voices; within each group, pieces listed in order of appearance. Copied by a single scribe. Large calligraphic style initials in red, green, yellow, and blue; titles and attributions in red ink. Watermark: two intertwined crescents superimposed on two rectangles, with additional crescent at top.

1552 (date in manuscript). Copied in Low Countries, perhaps at Antwerp or Brussels (FenIR). Acquired, probably between 1725 and 1794, by Jesuit college for English Catholics founded at St. Orner (Artois) in 1593. College moved to Bruges in 1762, to Liège in 1773, and to present location near Whalley (Lancashire) in 1794.