Legal report on one side of leaf. On reverse side, a 16th-century hand has added a three-voice English carol, 'Alone I lyve, alone,' Probably copied in London or vicinity. Document was in King's Remembrancer's Department of the Exchequer before transfer to Public Record Office.
| Archive | The National Archives, London, England (GB-Lna) |
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| Shelfmark | E 163/22/1/1 |
| Surface | Paper |
| Format | portrait |
| Measurements | c. 253 x 305 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 1 composition, 1 is anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
Badly torn; edges severely trimmed
Binding
Now mounted on modern paper folio
Watermark
No watermark visible
Notation
black void mensural
Date
1457 (date of legal report); music added ca. 1530 (SaltML).
Foliation
verso
Decoration
No initials or decoration
Surface
Paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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1 English carol
Anonymous
1 fragmentary paper folio, ca. 253 x 305, now mounted on modern paper folio. Badly torn; edges severely trimmed. Legal report, dated 1457, on one side of leaf. On reverse side, a 16th-century hand has added a three-voice English carol, "Alone I lyve, alone," in white mensural notation. No initials or decoration . No watermark visible.
1457 (date of legal report); music added ca. 1530 (SaltML). Probably copied in London or vicinity. Document was in King's Remembrancer's Department of the Exchequer before transfer to Public Record Office.
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‡ denotes primary source study
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.
Stevens, John E. 1961. Music & Poetry in the Early Tudor Court. Cambridge. Pages: 390,466. Notes: mention of MS; contents list.
Lewis, Anthony (editor). 1951-. Musica Britannica: A National Collection of Music. London. Pages: XVIII,102. Notes: contents list.
Saltmarsh, John, and E J Dent. 1935. Two Medieval Love-Songs set to Music. The Antiquaries Journal, 15: 1-21. Notes: physical description; contents list; texts; transcription; eFDis.
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Physical Description Note; Binding Note; Watermark Note; Notation Note; Date Note; Foliation Note; Decoration 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