Inverted polyphonic offsets on ff. 299-300 from three pages of a small choirbook, now lost. The offsets appear on blank flyleaves of the Bible. (Loose choirbook pages perhaps placed temporarily within Bible, resulting in offsets; no evidence that music pages ever bound into volume).

Bible copied in England. Purchased by Richard Hartón from executor of Johannis Grene (inscription on f. 300). Later owned by William Westbury (inscription on f. 4), Fellow of New College, Oxford; donated to New College by Westbury, probably after 1456. Now deposited in Bodleian Library.

Present covers of brown leather blind stamped with decorative designs were executed ca. 1610-20 by John Adams of Oxford

one in black void mensural notation, others in black full mensural with black full black void coloration

not received yet

299-301r (in Bodley)

Modern pencil foliation, 1-301

parchment

Bible, with polyphony:

2 Kyries, 2 textless pieces (Kyries?) = 4

(Lambe)-1, anon-3

301 parchment folios, 245 x 150. Modern pencil foliation, 1-301. Present covers of brown leather blind stamped with decorative designs were executed ca. 1610-20 by John Adams of Oxford. Polyphony on ff. 299-300, in form of inverted offsets from three pages of a small choirbook, now lost, onto originally blank flyleaves of Bible. (Loose choirbook pages perhaps placed temporarily within Bible, resulting in offsets; no evidence that music pages ever bound into volume). Kyrie offset on f. 299 originally copied in white mensural notation; other pieces were in black mensural notation with black void coloration.

Early 15th century (music); Bible dates from first half of 13th century. Copied in England. Bible purchased by Richard Hartón from executor of Johannis Grene (inscription on f. 300). Later owned by William Westbury (inscription on f. 4), Fellow of New College, Oxford; donated to New College by Westbury, probably after 1456. Now deposited in Bodleian Library.