Fragments of musical MSS.:
- Fols. 1-2. two imperfect parchment leaves of the 14th cent., containing part of a religious service, in Latin and French
- Fols. 3-6. four paper leaves of the first half of the 17th century, bearing partly a 'Galliardo quadrans' and partly a piece of '[J. D]owlands Almayne.'
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 14th-17th century
Extent
7 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. d. 143, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. d. 143
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20445
Abstract
Fragments of musical MSS.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 30645
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bound and referenced about 1895: see no. 30479.
Bibliography
- For fols. 1-2 see 'Early Bodleian Music', I. xix (§11) and facsimiles 16-19, II. 44-50. It contains (1) an imperfect Latin hymn to St. James, (2) an imperfect Agnus Dei in 3 parts, (3) an imperfect 4-part French hymn to the Virgin ('Regne de pite'), (4) 'O benigne Redemptor', in 3 parts, imperfect, (5) 'Alleluya hic est vere martir', in 3 parts, imperfect, over erased text. I have dated the writing 'about 1380.'
Dimensions
11 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.
- Title
- Fragments of musical MSS.
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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