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.
GB-STb DR 98/1744/1
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, England
fragment: early 15th century
| Archive | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, England (GB-STb) |
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| Shelfmark | DR 98/1744/1 |
| Surface | Parchment |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Format | portrait |
| Measurements | 440 x 285-350 and c.180-255 x 170-310: orig. c.400 x 310 mm |
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| Contents | Contains 5 compositions, 2 from 1 composer, 3 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
Verso of larger fragment nearly illegible due to dirt and fraying; music on other pages generally legible.
Binding
Fragments now preserved in modern cardboard folder.
Notation
Black mensural notation with red coloration
Ruling
Staff height 16.5
Foliation
a-bv
Foliation
New pencil foliation, a-b; no original foliation remains.
Decoration
No initials or decoration.
Surface
Parchment
DIAMM Note
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 Description
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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Census Catalogue of Music Description
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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.
a verso
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‡ denotes primary source study
Wright, Peter (editor). 2013. Fifteenth-Century Liturgical Music, VIII: Settings of the Gloria and Credo. Early English Church Music, vol. 55. London: Stainer and Bell for the British Academy. Notes: edition of 3 credos and gloria.
Bent, Margaret, Andrew B Wathey, and Julia Craig-McFeely. 2001. The Art of Virtual Restoration: Creating the Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music (DIAMM). The Virtual Score: Representation, Retrieval, Restoration, Computing in Musicology, vol. 12. edited by Margaret Bent, Andrew B Wathey, and Julia Craig-McFeely, 227-240.
Hamm, Charles E, and Herbert Kellman (editors). 1979-1988. Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550. Renaissance Manuscript Studies, vol. 1-5. 5 vols. Neuhausen nr. Stuttgart: American Institute of Musicology, Hänssler Verlag.
Bent, Margaret. 1969. The Old Hall Manuscript: A Paleographical Study. Cambridge University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: 354-5,360. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.
Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: XXII,175. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial).
Hughes, Andrew. 1963. English Sacred Music (Excluding Carols) in Insular Sources, 1400-C.1450. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 66-7; II/1,33-4; II/2,2,7, 50-1; III,63-4,310-6. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; texts; discussion.
Reaney, Gilbert. 1961. Some Little-Known Sources of Medieval Polyphony in England. Musica Disciplina, 15: 15-26. Pages: 23-4. Notes: physical description; contents list.
Apfel, Ernst. 1959. Studien zur Satztechnik der mittelalterlichen englischen Musik. 2 vols. Pages: II, 95 (Übertragung von Nr. 2).
Bukofzer, Manfred F. 1958. Changing Aspects of Medieval and Renaissance Music. The Musical Quarterly, 44: 1-18. Pages: 6. Notes: mention of MS.
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Peter Wright
Wednesday, 17 January, 2018
note added, bibliography updated
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
Répertoire Internationale des Sources Musicales
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. RISM Description