GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 4 (Sadler Partbooks)

DIAMM Virtual Manuscript Archive, Oxford, England

partbook: c. 1580-85

Archive	DIAMM Virtual Manuscript Archive, Oxford, England (GB-Odiamm)
Shelfmark	Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 4 (Sadler Partbooks)
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Format	landscape
Measurements	205 x 280 mm
Contents	Contains 39 compositions from 15 composers.

General Description

Digital reconstruction of the partbooks was undertaken for the Tudor Partbooks project based at the Universities of Oxford and Newcastle, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK).

For a full source description, see the entry for the unedited version of this manuscript: GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 4

DIAMM, 2022

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Number of voices	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
3r–3v	Aspice Domine de sede sancta (5vv) [2p. Respice Domine]	5	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Aspice Domine de sede sancta (5vv) [2p. Respice Domine] Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 3r–3v Genres: Motet Number of voices: 5
3v–5r	Domine praestolamur [2p. Veni domine]	5	Mr will[ia]m Byrde	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Domine praestolamur [2p. Veni domine] Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 3v–5r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr will[ia]m Byrde Number of voices: 5
5r	In Nomine	5	John Sadler	Sadler, John (1534–1592)
In Nomine Sadler, John (1534–1592) Appears on: 5r Source Attribution: John Sadler Number of voices: 5
5v–7r	Miserere mei Deus	5	doctor Tye	Tye, Christopher (ca. 1505–ca. 1573)
Miserere mei Deus Tye, Christopher (ca. 1505–ca. 1573) Appears on: 5v–7r Genres: Miserere mei Deus, Motet Source Attribution: doctor Tye Number of voices: 5
7r–9r	O splendor gloriae	5	Mr John Tauerner	Taverner, John
O splendor gloriae Taverner, John Appears on: 7r–9r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr John Tauerner Number of voices: 5
9r–10r	Inclina Domine aurem tuam (I)	5	[not readable]	Sheppard, John (ca. 1515–1558)
Inclina Domine aurem tuam (I) Sheppard, John (ca. 1515–1558) Appears on: 9r–10r Source Attribution: [not readable] Number of voices: 5
10r–12r	Domine Jesu Christe	5	Mr Merbecke	Merbecke, John
Domine Jesu Christe Merbecke, John Appears on: 10r–12r Genres: Antiphon Source Attribution: Mr Merbecke Number of voices: 5
12v–14r	Te matrem dei laudamus (=Te Deum [Sadler])	5	Mr Aston	Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558) Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558)
Te matrem dei laudamus (=Te Deum [Sadler]) Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558) Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558) Appears on: 12v–14r Genres: BVM, Contrafactum, Hymn, Te Deum Source Attribution: Mr Aston Number of voices: 5
14v–16r	Ave Dei patris filia	5	doctor fayrfax	Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521)
Ave Dei patris filia Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521) Appears on: 14v–16r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: doctor fayrfax Number of voices: 5
16r–18r	Gaude plurimum [2p. Gaude Maria, Jesu mater; 3p. Eundem igitur Jesum]	5	master Tauerner	Taverner, John
Gaude plurimum [2p. Gaude Maria, Jesu mater; 3p. Eundem igitur Jesum] Taverner, John Appears on: 16r–18r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: master Tauerner Number of voices: 5
18v–19v	Job tonso capite corruens in terram adoravit [2p. Dominus dedit Dominus abstulit sicut]	5	Master Thomas Criquillion	Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)
Job tonso capite corruens in terram adoravit [2p. Dominus dedit Dominus abstulit sicut] Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556) Appears on: 18v–19v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Master Thomas Criquillion Number of voices: 5
20r–21r	Ave Dei patris filia	5	mr John Tauerner	Taverner, John
Ave Dei patris filia Taverner, John Appears on: 20r–21r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: mr John Tauerner Number of voices: 5
21v–24r	Ave Dei patris filia	5	[not readable]	Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)
Ave Dei patris filia Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560) Appears on: 21v–24r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: [not readable] Number of voices: 5
24r–26v	Salve intemerata dei mater	5	Thomas Tallis	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Salve intemerata dei mater Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 24r–26v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Thomas Tallis Number of voices: 5
26v–28v	Gaude virgo mater Christi	5	[not readable]	Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558)
Gaude virgo mater Christi Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558) Appears on: 26v–28v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: [not readable] Number of voices: 5
28v–29v	Aspice Domine quia facta est [2p. Plorans ploravit in nocte]	5	Master phillups	Van Wilder, Phillip
Aspice Domine quia facta est [2p. Plorans ploravit in nocte] Van Wilder, Phillip Appears on: 28v–29v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Master phillups Number of voices: 5
30r–31v	Conserva me Domine	5	-	Parsley [Percely], Osbert
Conserva me Domine Parsley [Percely], Osbert Appears on: 30r–31v Genres: Motet Number of voices: 5
31v–33r	Domine quis habitabit [2p. Ad nihillum deductus]	5	Mr Tallys	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Domine quis habitabit [2p. Ad nihillum deductus] Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 31v–33r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr Tallys Number of voices: 5
33v–34v	Lamentations (I) : Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae - Aleph - Beth - Convertere Jerusalem	5	Mr Thomas Tallis	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Lamentations (I) : Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae - Aleph - Beth - Convertere Jerusalem Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 33v–34v Genres: Lamentations, Motet Source Attribution: Mr Thomas Tallis Number of voices: 5
34v–37r	Lamentations (II): De lamentatione Jeremiae - Gimel - Daleth - Heth - Convertere Jerusalem	5	Master thomas tallys	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Lamentations (II): De lamentatione Jeremiae - Gimel - Daleth - Heth - Convertere Jerusalem Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 34v–37r Genres: Lamentations, Motet Source Attribution: Master thomas tallys Number of voices: 5
37r–40r	Lamentations (I) a5	5	Mr whighte	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Lamentations (I) a5 White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 37r–40r Genres: Lamentations, Motet Source Attribution: Mr whighte Number of voices: 5
40v–41r	Dum transisset sabbatum, Maria Magdalene / Aromata emerunt	5	mr Thomas Tallys gentylman	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Dum transisset sabbatum, Maria Magdalene / Aromata emerunt Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 40v–41r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: mr Thomas Tallys gentylman Number of voices: 5
41r–43r	Domine in virtute tua (II) [2a pars: Magna gloria eius]	5	Mr Robert Johnson	Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)
Domine in virtute tua (II) [2a pars: Magna gloria eius] Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560) Appears on: 41r–43r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr Robert Johnson Number of voices: 5
43r–45r	Maria plena virtute	5	Doctor fayrfax	Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521)
Maria plena virtute Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521) Appears on: 43r–45r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Doctor fayrfax Number of voices: 5
45r–46r	Mem: Cui comparabo [Lamentations]	5	Osbert percely	Parsley [Percely], Osbert
Mem: Cui comparabo [Lamentations] Parsley [Percely], Osbert Appears on: 45r–46r Source Attribution: Osbert percely Number of voices: 5
46v–49r	Miserere mei Deus [2p: Cor mundum crea]	5	Robert whighte	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Miserere mei Deus [2p: Cor mundum crea] White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 46v–49r Genres: Miserere mei Deus, Motet Source Attribution: Robert whighte Number of voices: 5
49v–50v	Exaudiat te Dominus in die tribulationis	5	Mr Roberd whighte Bacheler of musicke	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Exaudiat te Dominus in die tribulationis White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 49v–50v Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr Roberd whighte Bacheler of musicke Number of voices: 5
51r–53r	Domine non est exaltatum (2p. Sicut ablactatus)	5	-	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Domine non est exaltatum (2p. Sicut ablactatus) White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 51r–53r Genres: Motet Number of voices: 5
53v–54v	Manus tuae fecerunt me [2p. Veniant mihi]	5	-	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Manus tuae fecerunt me [2p. Veniant mihi] White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 53v–54v Genres: Motet Number of voices: 5
55r	Domine, Dominus noster	5	Thomas Morley i576	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Domine, Dominus noster Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 55r Source Attribution: Thomas Morley i576 Number of voices: 5
55v–56r	O sacrum convivium in quo Christus sumitur	5	Mr Thomas Tallis	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
O sacrum convivium in quo Christus sumitur Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 55v–56r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr Thomas Tallis Number of voices: 5
56r–56v	Salvator mundi (I)	5	-	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Salvator mundi (I) Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 56r–56v Genres: Motet Number of voices: 5
56v–57v	Attollite portas	6	Mr wm Birde	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Attollite portas Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 56v–57v Genres: Psalm Source Attribution: Mr wm Birde Number of voices: 6
57v–59r	Domine non est exaltatum	5	Thomas Morley	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)
Domine non est exaltatum Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602) Appears on: 57v–59r Source Attribution: Thomas Morley Number of voices: 5
59v–60v	Absterge Domine	5	Mr thomas tallis gentylman	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)
Absterge Domine Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585) Appears on: 59v–60v Source Attribution: Mr thomas tallis gentylman Number of voices: 5
60v–62r	Ne irascaris Domine [2p. Civitas sancti tui]	5	Mr Byrde	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Ne irascaris Domine [2p. Civitas sancti tui] Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 60v–62r Genres: Anthem Source Attribution: Mr Byrde Number of voices: 5
62r–63r	Mater Christi sanctissima virgo [= O most holy and mighty Lord]	5	Jo[hn] Tav[er]ner	Taverner, John
Mater Christi sanctissima virgo [= O most holy and mighty Lord] Taverner, John Appears on: 62r–63r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Jo[hn] Tav[er]ner Number of voices: 5
63r–64v	Tribulationes civitatum [2p. Timor et hebitudo, 3p. Nos enim pro peccatis]	5	-	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)
Tribulationes civitatum [2p. Timor et hebitudo, 3p. Nos enim pro peccatis] Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) Appears on: 63r–64v Genres: Motet Number of voices: 5
64v–65r	Justus es, Domine	5	Mr Robert whight	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Justus es, Domine White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 64v–65r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr Robert whight Number of voices: 5
65v–66r	Justus es, Domine	5	Mr Robert whight	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)
Justus es, Domine White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574) Appears on: 65v–66r Genres: Motet Source Attribution: Mr Robert whight Number of voices: 5

Composer	Compositions
Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485-1558)	Gaude virgo mater Christi – 26v–28v Te matrem dei laudamus (=Te Deum [Sadler]) – 12v–14r Te matrem dei laudamus (=Te Deum [Sadler]) – 12v–14r
Byrd, William (ca. 1540-1623)	Aspice Domine de sede sancta (5vv) [2p. Respice Domine] – 3r–3v Attollite portas – 56v–57v Domine praestolamur [2p. Veni domine] – 3v–5r Ne irascaris Domine [2p. Civitas sancti tui] – 60v–62r Tribulationes civitatum [2p. Timor et hebitudo, 3p. Nos enim pro peccatis] – 63r–64v
Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510-ca. 1556)	Job tonso capite corruens in terram adoravit [2p. Dominus dedit Dominus abstulit sicut] – 18v–19v
Fayrfax, Robert (1464-1521)	Ave Dei patris filia – 14v–16r Maria plena virtute – 43r–45r
Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500-ca. 1560)	Ave Dei patris filia – 21v–24r Domine in virtute tua (II) [2a pars: Magna gloria eius] – 41r–43r
Merbecke, John	Domine Jesu Christe – 10r–12r
Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557-1602)	Domine non est exaltatum – 57v–59r Domine, Dominus noster – 55r
Parsley [Percely], Osbert	Conserva me Domine – 30r–31v Mem: Cui comparabo [Lamentations] – 45r–46r
Sadler, John (1534-1592)	In Nomine – 5r
Sheppard, John (ca. 1515-1558)	Inclina Domine aurem tuam (I) – 9r–10r
Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505-1585)	Absterge Domine – 59v–60v Domine quis habitabit [2p. Ad nihillum deductus] – 31v–33r Dum transisset sabbatum, Maria Magdalene / Aromata emerunt – 40v–41r Lamentations (I) : Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae - Aleph - Beth - Convertere Jerusalem – 33v–34v Lamentations (II): De lamentatione Jeremiae - Gimel - Daleth - Heth - Convertere Jerusalem – 34v–37r O sacrum convivium in quo Christus sumitur – 55v–56r Salvator mundi (I) – 56r–56v Salve intemerata dei mater – 24r–26v
Taverner, John	Ave Dei patris filia – 20r–21r Gaude plurimum [2p. Gaude Maria, Jesu mater; 3p. Eundem igitur Jesum] – 16r–18r Mater Christi sanctissima virgo [= O most holy and mighty Lord] – 62r–63r O splendor gloriae – 7r–9r
Tye, Christopher (ca. 1505-ca. 1573)	Miserere mei Deus – 5v–7r
Van Wilder, Phillip	Aspice Domine quia facta est [2p. Plorans ploravit in nocte] – 28v–29v
White, Robert (ca. 1538-1574)	Domine non est exaltatum (2p. Sicut ablactatus) – 51r–53r Exaudiat te Dominus in die tribulationis – 49v–50v Justus es, Domine – 65v–66r Justus es, Domine – 64v–65r Lamentations (I) a5 – 37r–40r Manus tuae fecerunt me [2p. Veniant mihi] – 53v–54v Miserere mei Deus [2p: Cor mundum crea] – 46v–49r

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Absterge Domine	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	59v–60v
Aspice Domine de sede sancta (5vv) [2p. Respice Domine]	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	3r–3v
Aspice Domine quia facta est [2p. Plorans ploravit in nocte]	Van Wilder, Phillip	28v–29v
Attollite portas	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	56v–57v
Ave Dei patris filia	Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521)	14v–16r
Ave Dei patris filia	Taverner, John	20r–21r
Ave Dei patris filia	Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)	21v–24r
Conserva me Domine	Parsley [Percely], Osbert	30r–31v
Domine in virtute tua (II) [2a pars: Magna gloria eius]	Johnson (I), Robert (ca. 1500–ca. 1560)	41r–43r
Domine Jesu Christe	Merbecke, John	10r–12r
Domine non est exaltatum	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	57v–59r
Domine non est exaltatum (2p. Sicut ablactatus)	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	51r–53r
Domine praestolamur [2p. Veni domine]	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	3v–5r
Domine quis habitabit [2p. Ad nihillum deductus]	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	31v–33r
Domine, Dominus noster	Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	55r
Dum transisset sabbatum, Maria Magdalene / Aromata emerunt	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	40v–41r
Exaudiat te Dominus in die tribulationis	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	49v–50v
Gaude plurimum [2p. Gaude Maria, Jesu mater; 3p. Eundem igitur Jesum]	Taverner, John	16r–18r
Gaude virgo mater Christi	Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558)	26v–28v
In Nomine	Sadler, John (1534–1592)	5r
Inclina Domine aurem tuam (I)	Sheppard, John (ca. 1515–1558)	9r–10r
Job tonso capite corruens in terram adoravit [2p. Dominus dedit Dominus abstulit sicut]	Clemens non Papa, Jacob (ca. 1510–ca. 1556)	18v–19v
Justus es, Domine	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	64v–65r
Justus es, Domine	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	65v–66r
Lamentations (I) : Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae - Aleph - Beth - Convertere Jerusalem	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	33v–34v
Lamentations (I) a5	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	37r–40r
Lamentations (II): De lamentatione Jeremiae - Gimel - Daleth - Heth - Convertere Jerusalem	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	34v–37r
Manus tuae fecerunt me [2p. Veniant mihi]	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	53v–54v
Maria plena virtute	Fayrfax, Robert (1464–1521)	43r–45r
Mater Christi sanctissima virgo [= O most holy and mighty Lord]	Taverner, John	62r–63r
Mem: Cui comparabo [Lamentations]	Parsley [Percely], Osbert	45r–46r
Miserere mei Deus	Tye, Christopher (ca. 1505–ca. 1573)	5v–7r
Miserere mei Deus [2p: Cor mundum crea]	White, Robert (ca. 1538–1574)	46v–49r
Ne irascaris Domine [2p. Civitas sancti tui]	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	60v–62r
O sacrum convivium in quo Christus sumitur	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	55v–56r
O splendor gloriae	Taverner, John	7r–9r
Salvator mundi (I)	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	56r–56v
Salve intemerata dei mater	Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	24r–26v
Te matrem dei laudamus (=Te Deum [Sadler])	Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558) Aston, Hugh (ca. 1485–1558)	12v–14r
Tribulationes civitatum [2p. Timor et hebitudo, 3p. Nos enim pro peccatis]	Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	63r–64v

Set: John Sadler collection

Type: Linked by Origin or Contents

GB-Ob MS. Mus. c. 784 (Willmott Manuscript)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 1 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 2 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 3 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 4 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Mus. e. 5 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Ob MS. Tenbury 1486 (Braikenridge Manuscript)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 1 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 2 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 3 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 4 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 5 (Sadler Partbooks)

Set: MS Mus. e. 1-5 Sadler partbooks Digital Reconstruction

Type: Partbooks

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 1 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 2 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 3 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 4 (Sadler Partbooks)

GB-Odiamm Digital Reconstruction of Bodleian Library MS. Mus. e. 5 (Sadler Partbooks)

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Craig-McFeely, Julia. 2023. Beyond the fire of attrition: acid decay and forensic reconstruction. Oxford Handbook of Music and Corpus Studies, edited by Julia Craig-McFeely, C31P1–C31N40. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Craig-McFeely, Julia. 2020. Strip and Tease: Digitally Undressing Tudor Scribes. Notated Music in the Digital Sphere: Possibilities and Limitations, Oslo: National Library of Norway.

Craig-McFeely, Julia. 2020. Restoration, reconstruction, and revisionism: altering our virtual perception of damaged manuscripts. Disiecta Membra Musicae. Studies in Musical Fragmentology, edited by Julia Craig-McFeely, Berlin: De Gruyter.

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