Fragments of monophonic music, bearing polyphonic Magnificat fragments on ff. 5-6. These were copied by a single scribe, and are the remnants of a choirbook comparable to EtonC 178. They were copied in England.
| Archive | Bodleian Library, Oxford, England (GB-Ob) |
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| Shelfmark | MS. Lat. liturg. a. 9 |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Format | portrait |
| Measurements | 518 x 415 (originally ca. 595 x 415) mm |
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| Contents | Contains 2 compositions, 1 from 1 composer, 1 is anonymous. |
General Description
Binding
New covers of black cloth on cardboard.
Notation
black mensural notation with red coloration
Date
Ca. 1490 (HughlF).
Foliation
5-6v
Foliation
Modern ink foliation, 1-6
Decoration
Painted initials in red and blue on f. 6'; many lines of text in red ink.
Surface
Parchment
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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2 Magnificat fragments (Fayrfax)-1, anon-1
i + 6 + i parchment folios, 518 x 415 (originally ca. 595 x 415). Modern ink foliation, 1-6. New covers of black cloth on cardboard. Ff. 1-4 contain monophonic music in chant notation; ff. 5-6 (remnants of a choirbook comparable to EtonC 178) contain polyphonic Magnificat fragments, in black mensural notation with red coloration, copied by a single scribe. Painted initials in red and blue on f. 6'; many lines of text in red ink.
Ca. 1490 (HughlF). Copied in England.
5v
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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation Note; Date Note; Foliation 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