Original folios recovered from binding of printed book, apparently the remnants of two partbooks, a Tenor (ff.1-2) and a Discantus (ff. 3-4). Copied by three scribes, one of whom copied a piece in each book and also copied the front flyleaf in Drexel 4180, suggesting that the books may have been from a set (FallDrex). This related set of fragments is brought together in a ‘virtual manuscript’ here.

Possibly copied in Oxford. Later used as binding material for printed book containing writings of Bishop Gervase Babington (London, 1615). Probably came to Bodleian Library c. 1615-20 (MadanSC). Fragments with music removed from binding in late 19th century; now preserved separately.

New covers of pink cardboard.

Hand and cuff with five-pointed star (not in Briquet)

not indicated

c. 1500 (StMP).

1-4v

New pencil foliation, 1-37, begins with first original folio.

No initials or decoration

paper

Digitized with funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) for the Tudor Partbooks project at the Universities of Oxford and Newcastle.

6 English secular pieces (fragmentary)

Anonymous

i + 4 + xxxiii paper folios, of varying sizes; original folios recovered from binding of printed book in this library. New pencil foliation, 1-37, begins with first original folio. New covers of pink cardboard. Original folios (f. 1: 235 x 134; f. 2: 235 x 160; f. 3: 244 x 169; f. 4: 244 x 127) apparently the remnants of one or two partbooks. Copied by three scribes. No initials or decoration. Watermark: hand and cuff with five-pointed star (not in Briquet).

Ca. 1500 (StMP). Possibly copied in Oxford. Later used as binding material for printed book containing writings of Bishop Gervase Babington (London, 1615). Probably came to Bodleian Library ca. 1615-20 (MadanSC). Fragments with music removed from binding in late 19th century; now preserved separately.