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Preces and Psalms, Services and Anthems

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MS. Mus. e. 40

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Bass part book only of Preces and Psalms, Services and Anthems, by Tye, Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons, Tomkins and others. Copied in London by a single scribe (the same as Lambeth Palace MS 764) possibly for use in Westminster Abbey, the Chapel Royal or Lambeth Palace c 1633-1639. ix + 260 leaves. Indexed by the copyist on fols. i-vi.

Dates

  • Creation: [1633-1639]

Extent

269 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. e. 40, fols. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Mus. e. 40

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 16771

Abstract

Bass part book of Preces and Psalms, Services and Anthems, by Tye, Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons, Tomkins and others, [1633-1639].

Biographical / Historical

Biographical details unknown.

Other Finding Aids

DIAMM (Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music)

Custodial History

Owned by John Finch, [Lord Keeper], 21 March 1639[/1640] whose signature appears on a flyleaf. Exhibited as no. 385 in the Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition, 1909, when it was owned by Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan of Llangoedmore, Cardigan. Subsequently owned by J. Bunney, Cornwall.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought at Sotheby's (lot 275), 8 May 1972.

Title
Preces and Psalms, Services and Anthems
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2019
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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