Modern guard book containing miscellaneous collection of paper fragments recovered from bindings (ii + 30 + i). Four fragments, the remnants of two unrelated musical manuscripts, are mounted on new ff. 27-28 (numbered 27a, 27b, 27c, 28).

(1) 27a (now half-leaf only) & 28: once part of 'Lost Choirbook I'; other fragments from same manuscript now CambriU 4435 (16a-d), CambriU 5963, and ff. 89-92 of OxfM 267 (BentL). Ff. 27a-27a' copied by main scribe of original choirbook; ff. 28-28' contain later addition in a different hand (continues piece on ff. 92-92' of OxfM 267).

(2) 27b, 27c: portions of a single folio; apparently the only surviving remnants of a larger musical manuscript. Copied by a single scribe.

Of English origin; possibly copied for chapel of King Henry VI (BentP). Original manuscripts disassembled in 16th century; folios used as binding material. Bindings which incorporated fragments 27a and 28 now lost, but believed to be work of Nicholas Spierinck, a Netherlandish stationer who settled in Cambridge c. 1505 and died c. 1545. Books later came to University College, Oxford; musical fragments removed from bindings in 19th century. Owned by University College, Oxford, but deposited in Bodleian Library.

Modern covers of blue cloth on cardboard

27a and 28 black full mensural notation on red staves with red coloration. 27 b & c in black void mensural notation

(1) 27a: red staves; staff height 15. (2) 27b, 27c: no initials or decoration; staff height 16.

27a, b, c all r+v; 28 r+v (in Bodley)

New pencil foliation, 1-30 (main corpus)

(1) 27a: one large primary initial in black ink; blue secondary initial on background of red tracery. (2) 27b, 27c: no initials or decoration.

Parchment

RISM B/IV 4: 15. Jh.; 3 Blätter Pergament aus verschiedenen Handschriften; f. 27a: 215x 305 mm; f. 27b/c: 120 x 155 mm; f. 28: 310 x 215 mm. Moderne Foliierung der Fragmentsammlung; f. 27a: 7 rote Fünfliniensysteme mit schwarzer und schwarz-roter Mensuralnotation erhalten (ursprünglich 10-12 Systeme); f. 27b/c: 8 schwarze Fünfliniensysteme mit weißer Mensuralnotation erhalten; f. 28: 10 schwarze Fünfliniensysteme mit schwarzer Mensuralnotation.

Diese zu drei verschiedenen Handschriften gehörenden und außer f. 28 nur fragmentarisch erhaltenen Blätter stammen aus dem 15. Jh.: f. 27a um 1415; f. 27b/c um 1420; f. 28 um 1420/40. Das erste Fragment (f. 27a) gehörte möglicherweise zur gleichen Handschrift wie Fragment GB-Cu5963. Zu f. 28 findet sich ein Ergänzungsblatt aus derselben Handschrift in GB-Omc267, f. 92.

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1 Credo-Sanctus pair, 3 Credos, 1 motet = 5 (fragmentary)

Damett-2, anon-3

ii + 30 + i paper folios, 432 x 325. Modern guard book containing miscellaneous collection of fragments recovered from bindings. New pencil foliation, 1-30. Modern covers of blue cloth on cardboard. Only items within scope of this catalogue are 4 parchment fragments mounted on new ff. 27-28 (numbered 27a, 27b, 27c, 28), remnants of two unrelated musical manuscripts:

(1) 27a: originally ca. 430 x 305, now half-leaf only, 210 x 305. 28: 215 x 310. Once part of a choirbook; other fragments from same manuscript now CambriU 4435 (16a-d), CambriU 5963, and ff. 89-92 of OxfM 267 (BentL). Black mensural notation on red staves, with red coloration. Ff. 27a-27a' copied by main scribe of original choirbook; ff. 28-28' contain later addition in a different hand (continues piece on ff. 92-92' of OxfM 267). Staff height 15. One large primary initial in black ink; blue secondary initial on background of red tracery.

(2) 27b, 27c: 117 x 156. Portions of a single folio; apparently the only surviving remnants of a larger musical manuscript. White mensural notation. Copied by a single scribe. Staff height 16. No initials or decoration.

Ca. 1420-30 (BentL). Copied in England. Original manuscripts disassembled in 16th century; folios used as binding material. Bindings which incorporated fragments 27a and 28 now lost, but believed to be work of Nicholas Spierinck, a Netherlandish stationer who settled in Cambridge ca. 1505 and died ca. 1545. Books later came to University College, Oxford; musical fragments removed from bindings in 19th century. Owned by University College, Oxford, but deposited in Bodleian Library.

Vol 4

Heading:

OXFORD. Bodleian Library. MS University College 192 [see also CambriU 4435, CambriU 5963, CanberN 4052/2/1, OxfBDON b.31-2, OxfM 267]

Physical: Once part of same original manuscript as CambriU 4435, CambriU 5963, CanberN 4052/2/1, OxfBDON b.31-2, and ff. 89-92 of OxfM 267.

Provenance: Of English origin; possibly copied for chapel of King Henry VI (BentP).