GB-Ob MS. Eng. misc. c. 291

Bodleian Library, Oxford, England

fragment: 2nd half of 15th century

Archive Bodleian Library, Oxford, England (GB-Ob)
Shelfmark MS. Eng. misc. c. 291
Surface Mixed Paper and Parchment
Numbering System Foliation
Format portrait
Measurements ff.10-12: 145 c. 215, ff.13-16: 300 x 215-20, f.17: 220-195 mm
Other Identifiers
  • CCM: OxfBEM C.291
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Provenance
  • England
Contents 8 pieces from 1 composers
General Description

Recovered from bindings. No music on ff. 1-9; remaining folios are remnants of three different music manuscripts, copied by three or more scribes. CurtisWathey divides this source into three parts: Eng. misc. c. 291/I (10v-12); Eng. misc. c. 291/II (13-16v); Eng. misc. c. 291/III (17r-v). Possibly copied in Warwick, for use at St. Mary's Church (inscription on f. 1). Purchased by N. R. Ker at a Bernard Halliday sale in 1942; given to Bodleian Library. Two additional fragments discovered elsewhere in Bodleian Library by Dr. Bruce Barker-Benfield in 1979 were recognised by Andrew Wathey as belonging to f. 13 of this manuscript; now included with it.

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Binding

Now preserved loose in modern guard book.

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Watermark

On f. 17: hand with 'R' at base of palm (apparently not in Briquet or Heawood); no watermark visible on ff. 10-16.

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Notation

not indicated

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Ruling

12-13 mm, rather irregular along staves (not rastrum-ruled)

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Foliation

10-17v

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Foliation

New pencil foliation, 1-17.

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Decoration

No initials or decoration.

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Surface

9 parchment + 8 paper

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DIAMM Note

Curtis Wathey divides this source into three parts:

Eng. misc. c. 291/I (10v-12)

Eng. misc. c. 291/II (13-16v)

Eng. misc. c. 291/III (17r-v)

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RISM Description

Curtis Wathey divides this source into three parts:

Eng. misc. c. 291/I (10v-12)

Eng. misc. c. 291/II (13-16v)

Eng. misc. c. 291/III (17r-v)

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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2 Credos, 1 Sanctus, 4 Mass Proper sections, 1 motet = 8 (fragmentary)

Anonymous

9 parchment + 8 paper folios, of varying sizes (ff. 1-2: 350 x 235; f. 3: 175 x 90; ff. 4-5: 165 x 120; f. 6: 330 x 205; f. 7: 165 x 120; ff. 8-9: 310 x 235; ff. 10-12: 145 x 215; ff. 13-16: 300 x 215-20; f. 17: 220 x 195), recovered from bindings; now preserved loose in modern guard book. New pencil foliation, 1-17. No music on ff. 1-9; remaining folios are remnants of three different music manuscripts, copied by three or more scribes. No initials or decoration. Watermark on f. 17: hand with "R" at base of palm (apparently not in Briquet or Heawood); no watermark visible on ff. 10-16.

4 : Date/provenance: Change "Bernard Haliday" to "Bernard Halliday."

Second half of 15th century (HarmMMB). Possibly copied in Warwick, for use at St. Mary's Church (inscription on f. 1). Purchased by N. R. Ker at a Bernard Halliday sale in 1942; given to Bodleian Library. Two additional fragments discovered elsewhere in Bodleian Library by Dr. Bruce Barker-Benfield in 1979 were recognized by Andrew Wathey as belonging to f. 13 of this manuscript; now included with it.

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

II:15v

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Folio / Pages Composition / Item title Source attribution Composers (? Uncertain)
I:10v–I:11r Salve regina mater misericordiae - Anonymous

Salve regina mater misericordiae

Anonymous
Appears on: I:10v–I:11r
Genres: Marian antiphon, Motet, Salve Regina
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Salve regina
I:11v–I:12r Sanctus - Anonymous

Sanctus

Anonymous
Appears on: I:11v–I:12r
Genres: Mass Ordinary, Sanctus [& Benedictus]
II:13r Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] - Anonymous

Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]

Anonymous
Appears on: II:13r
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Rex omnipotens die hodierna
II:13v–II:14r Laetabundus sum - Anonymous

Laetabundus sum

Anonymous
Appears on: II:13v–II:14r
Genres: Motet
Voice: [no designation]
Languages: Latin
Voice Text: Laetabundus sum
II:14v–II:15r [Ave Maria gratia plena] Dominus tecum - Anonymous

[Ave Maria gratia plena] Dominus tecum

Anonymous
Appears on: II:14v–II:15r
Genres: Ave Maria, Motet
II:15v–II:16r Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] - Anonymous

Patrem omnipotentem [Credo]

Anonymous
Appears on: II:15v–II:16r
Genres: Credo (patrem omnipotentem), Mass Ordinary
II:16v [Stella caeli. Quorum bel]la plebem - Anonymous

[Stella caeli. Quorum bel]la plebem

Anonymous
Appears on: II:16v
Genres: Antiphon
III:17r–III:17v Rex omnipotens die hodierna - Anonymous

Rex omnipotens die hodierna

Anonymous
Appears on: III:17r–III:17v
Genres: Motet
Composer Compositions
Anonymous
Composition Composers (? Uncertain) Folios / Pages
[Ave Maria gratia plena] Dominus tecum Anonymous II:14v–II:15r
[Stella caeli. Quorum bel]la plebem Anonymous II:16v
Laetabundus sum Anonymous II:13v–II:14r
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Anonymous II:13r
Patrem omnipotentem [Credo] Anonymous II:15v–II:16r
Rex omnipotens die hodierna Anonymous III:17r–III:17v
Salve regina mater misericordiae Anonymous I:10v–I:11r
Sanctus Anonymous I:11v–I:12r

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‡ denotes primary source study

Wright, Peter (editor). 2006. Fifteenth-Century Liturgical Music, V: Settings of the Sanctus and Agnus dei. Early English Church Music.  London: Stainer and Bell for the British Academy. Pages: No. 12 is an edition of a work from this MS.

Curtis, Gareth R K, and Andrew B Wathey. 1994. Fifteenth-Century English Liturgical Music: A List of the Surviving Repertory. Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle, 1-69.

Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag.

Bergsagel, John D (editor). 1963-. Nicholas Ludford (e. 1485-C.1557): Collected Works. Corpus mensurabilis musicae.  Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology. Pages: I,ii. Notes: mention of MS.

Harrison, Frank Llewellyn. 1958, second ed. 1963. Music in Medieval Britain.  London: Routledge. Pages: 391. Notes: contents list (partial).

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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. RISM Description