Apparently the only surviving remnants of a liturgical choirbook with original folio size of c. 450 x 310. Copied by a single scribe. Of English origin; perhaps copied in Warwickshire. Present fragments apparently removed from original context and used as binding material, possibly for estate documents of Willoughby de Broke family of Warwickshire. Line of ownership conceivably extends back to Richard Verney (1621-1711), 1st Lord Willoughby de Broke. Willoughby de Broke family collection deposited in present location after World War I.

Verso of larger fragment nearly illegible due to dirt and fraying; music on other pages generally legible.

Fragments now preserved in modern cardboard folder.

Black mensural notation with red coloration

Staff height 16.5

a-bv

New pencil foliation, a-b; no original foliation remains.

No initials or decoration.

Parchment

The inventory is inaccurate: the MS contains 5 works: 3 Credos, 1 Gloria and 1 Kyrie. There is only 1 Credo by Pycard, not 2.

RISM B/IV 4: 15. Jh.; 2 Blätter Pergament, 259 x 318 mm (halbes Blatt A), 444 x 312 (f. B). Ohne Foliierung (im Incipitverzeichnis: f. A, B). Je Seite 12 Fünfliniensysteme mit schwarzer Mensuralnotation des frühesten 15. Jh. - Einband: Pergamentumschlag.

Die beiden Einzelblätter stammen aus verschiedenen Teilen einer Handschrift des frühen 15. Jh. Sie sind sicherlich englischer Herkunft.

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1 Kyrie, 1 Gloria (fragmentary), 3 Credos (fragmentary) = 5

Pycard [Picart]-1, (Rowlard?)-1, anon-3

2 fragmentary parchment folios, now of irregular size, 440 x 285-350 and ca. 180-255 x 170-310 (= bottom half of original folio). Apparently the only surviving remnants of a liturgical choirbook with original folio size of ca. 450 x 310. Verso of larger fragment nearly illegible due to dirt and fraying; music on other pages generally legible. New pencil foliation, a-b; no original foliation remains. Fragments now preserved in modern cardboard folder. Black mensural notation with red coloration. Copied by a single scribe. Staff height 16.5. No initials or decoration.

Early 15th century (RISM). Of English origin; perhaps copied in Warwickshire. Present fragments apparently removed from original context and used as binding material, possibly for estate documents of Willoughby de Broke family of Warwickshire. Line of ownership conceivably extends back to Richard Verney (1621-1711), 1st Lord Willoughby de Broke. Willoughby de Broke family collection deposited in present location after World War I.