GB-Lbl Royal 8 G. vii

British Library, London, England

manuscript of polyphony: 1513-25

Archive	British Library, London, England (GB-Lbl)
Shelfmark	Royal 8 G. vii
Surface	Mixed Paper and Parchment
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	370 x 258 (inserted paper folio is double sized). mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: LonBLR 8 G.vii
Notations	black void mensural
Copyists	Alamire, Petrus (ca. 1470–1536) Text and Music scribal concordance [24], Alamire C Text and Music scribal concordance [9], Alamire D Text and Music
Relationships	Catherine of Aragon (1485–1536) (reference to person in text) Fitzalan, Henry (–1580) (owner) Lumley, John (ca. 1533–1609) (owner) ? Charles V (1500–1558) (reference to person in text) Henry VIII (1491–1547) (reference to person in text)
External Links	British Library online catalogue entry CMME online edition images (IDEM database)
Provenance	Brussels, Belgium
Contents	35 pieces from 14 composers

General Description

Copied mostly by Netherlands court scribe C'; last three pieces (ff. 58'-63) possibly copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (KellR). WarmMC assigns ff. 58'-63 to Netherlands court scribe D. In text of Févin's motet 'Adiutorium nostrum' (ff. 4'-6), original names 'Anna' [= Anne of Brittany] and 'Ludovicus' [= Louis XII, King of France] were entered in red ink, erased, and replaced by 'Katherina' [= Catherine of Aragon] and 'Henricus Rex' [- Henry VIII] (KellML). Text of motet 'O sancta Maria' mentions 'Carolus,' probably referring to Emperor Charles V (HugheCM). Later 8-voice canon on Garter motto 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' dedicated to 'Arundell' (see below). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Presented as gift to Henry VIII, King of England, and his wife, Catherine of Aragon. Morel canon written c. 1544, year of induction of Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel (d. 1580), into Order of the Garter. Manuscript in present form possibly in Fitzalan's possession by then; later passed to son-in-law, John, 6th Baron Lumley (d. 1609). Arundel-Lumley collection became part of Old Royal Library, which passed to newly founded British Museum in 1757.

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Binding

Modern covers of white parchment on boards. Original front and back parchment flyleaves glued to modern paper folios.

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Notation

black void mensural

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Ruling

Staff height 15. 8-voice canon on Garter motto 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' copied on double paper folio, notated on circular staff and illustrated staff within circle.

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Foliation

Modern foliation, 1-65, omits flyleaves and counts double-sized paper folio as f. 1.

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Decoration

Miniatures and borders illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Heraldic emblems (coats of arms, pomegranate, Tudor rose) of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.

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Surface

i parchment + 1 paper [mid-16th century insertion] + 64 parchment + i parchment folios

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DIAMM Note

We are grateful to Dr Nicolas Bell for providing us with an updated bibliography for this MS.

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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28 motets, 6 Latin secular pieces, 1 canon (later addition) = 35

(A. Agricola?)-1, (Craen/C. Festa/A. Fevin/Josquin/Morales)-1, (A. Févin)-1, (A. Févin/Mouton)-1, (A. Fevin/Therache)-1, (Ghiselin)-1, (Isaac)-1, (Josquin)-5, (Josquin/Verdelot)-1, (La Rue)-3, Morel-1, (Mouton)-3, (Strus)-1, anon-14

i parchment + 1 paper [mid-16th century insertion] + 64 parchment + i parchment folios, 370 x 258 (paper folio is double sized). Original front and back parchment flyleaves glued to modern paper folios. Modern foliation, 1-65, omits flyleaves and counts double-sized paper folio as f. 1. Blank folios: 1, 2, 65'; blank staves only on ff. 63'-65. Modern covers of white parchment on boards. No index. Copied partly by Petrus Alamire (see general index for other manuscripts copied by the same scribe), partly by another Netherlands court scribe (KellBP). Staff height 15. Miniatures and borders illuminated in Ghent-Bruges style; painted initials and inked calligraphic initials. Heraldic emblems (coats of arms, pomegranate, Tudor rose) of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.

In text of Févin's motet "Adiutorium nostrum" (ff. 4'-6), original names "Anna" [= Anne of Brittany] and "Ludovicus" [= Louis XII, King of France] were entered in red ink, erased, and replaced by "Katherina" [= Catherine of Aragon] and "Henricus Rex" [- Henry VIII] (KellML). Text of motet "O sancta Maria" mentions "Carolus," probably referring to Emperor Charles V (HugheCM). Later 8-voice canon on Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" dedicated to "Arundell" (see below); canon copied on double paper folio, notated on circular staff and illustrated staff within circle.

1513-25, probably 1516-22 (KellJ). Copied in Brussels/Mechlin; belongs to Netherlands court complex (KellJ). Presented as gift to Henry VIII, King of England, and his wife, Catherine of Aragon. Morel canon written ca. 1544, year of induction of Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel (d. 1580), into Order of the Garter. Manuscript in present form possibly in Fitzalan's possession by then; later passed to son-in-law, John, 6th Baron Lumley (d. 1609). Arundel-Lumley collection became part of Old Royal Library, which passed to newly founded British Museum in 1757.

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Physical: Copied mostly by Netherlands court scribe C'; last three pieces (ff. 58'-63) possibly copied by Netherlands court scribe Petrus Alamire (KellR). WarmMC assigns ff. 58'-63 to Netherlands court scribe D. See general index for other manuscripts attributed to the same scribes.

We are grateful to Dr Nicolas Bell for providing us with an updated bibliography for this MS.

Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550

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Folio / Pages	Composition / Item title	Source attribution	Composers (? Uncertain)
1v	Honi soit qui mal y pense	-	Morel, [not Clement]
Honi soit qui mal y pense Morel, [not Clement] Appears on: 1v Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: French Voice Text: Honi soit qui mal y pense
2v–4	Caeleste beneficium introivit in Annam	-	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512) (?)
Caeleste beneficium introivit in Annam Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512) (?) Appears on: 2v–4 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Caeleste beneficium introivit in Annam
4v–6	Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini	-	Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512) (?) Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) (?)
Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512) (?) Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) (?) Appears on: 4v–6 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Adiutorium nostrum in nomine domini
6v–8	Nesciens mater virgo virum	-	Anonymous
Nesciens mater virgo virum Anonymous Appears on: 6v–8 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Nesciens mater virgo virum
8v–10	Ave Regina caelorum	-	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)
Ave Regina caelorum Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518) Appears on: 8v–10 Genres: Marian antiphon Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Ave Regina caelorum
10v–12	Descendi in ortum meum ut viderem poma 14.3	-	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Descendi in ortum meum ut viderem poma 14.3 Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) Appears on: 10v–12 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Descendi in hortum meum
12v–14	Sancta Trinitas unus Deus miserere nobis (4vv)	-	Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512)
Sancta Trinitas unus Deus miserere nobis (4vv) Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512) Appears on: 12v–14 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Sancta trinitas unus deus miserere General Note Publ. Motetti de la Corona, libro primo, Venezia, Ottaviano Petrucci, 1514, no 13, fol. 9 (supremus), fol. 26 (tenor), fol. 42 (altus) et fol. 57 (bassus) – [RISM 15141]; Réédition : Rome, Giovanni Giacomo Pasoti et Valerio Dorico, 1526 – [RISM 15261]
14v–15	Vexilla regis prodeunt / Passio Domini	-	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)
Vexilla regis prodeunt / Passio Domini Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518) Appears on: 14v–15 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Vexilla regis prodeunt/Passio domini
15v–17	Fama malum quo non aliud velocius 28.14	-	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Fama malum quo non aliud velocius 28.14 Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) Appears on: 15v–17 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Fama malum quo non aliud velocius ullum
17v–18	Considera Israel - 4a pars (of 4): Doleo super te frater mi Jonathas	-	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)
Considera Israel - 4a pars (of 4): Doleo super te frater mi Jonathas Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518) Appears on: 17v–18 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Considera Israel pro his
18v–20	O domine Jesu Christe - 1a pars (of 2): O domine Jesu Christe fili Dei	-	Anonymous
O domine Jesu Christe - 1a pars (of 2): O domine Jesu Christe fili Dei Anonymous Appears on: 18v–20 Genres: Miserere mei Deus Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: O domine Iesu Christe fili dei
20v–21	Maxsimilla Christo amabilis tulit corpus	-	Anonymous
Maxsimilla Christo amabilis tulit corpus Anonymous Appears on: 20v–21 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Maxsimilla Cristo amabilis tulit corpus
21v–22	Sancta Maria succurre miseris	-	Strus, Franciscus
Sancta Maria succurre miseris Strus, Franciscus Appears on: 21v–22 Genres: Contrafactum Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Sancta Maria succurre miseris
22v–23	Sancta et immaculata virginitas	-	Anonymous
Sancta et immaculata virginitas Anonymous Appears on: 22v–23 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Sancta et immaculata virginitas
23v–25	Missus est Gabriel angelus ad Mariam 20.6	-	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Missus est Gabriel angelus ad Mariam 20.6 Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) Appears on: 23v–25 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Missus est Gabriel angelus
25v–26	Dulcissima virgo Maria mitis humilis	-	Anonymous
Dulcissima virgo Maria mitis humilis Anonymous Appears on: 25v–26 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Dulcissima virgo Maria mitis humilis
26v–28	Tota pulchra es amica mea et macula	-	Anonymous
Tota pulchra es amica mea et macula Anonymous Appears on: 26v–28 Genres: Marian antiphon Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Tota pulchra es amica mea et macula
28v–30	O sancta Maria virgo virginum	-	Anonymous
O sancta Maria virgo virginum Anonymous Appears on: 28v–30 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: O sancta Maria virgo virginum
30v–32	Verbum bonum et suave personemus illud ave	-	Therache, Pierrequin de (ca. 1470–1528)
Verbum bonum et suave personemus illud ave Therache, Pierrequin de (ca. 1470–1528) Appears on: 30v–32 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Verbum bonum et suave
32v–34	Recordamini quomodo predixit filium	-	Anonymous
Recordamini quomodo predixit filium Anonymous Appears on: 32v–34 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Recordamini quomodo predixit filium
34v–38	O beatissime domine Jesu Christe	-	Anonymous
O beatissime domine Jesu Christe Anonymous Appears on: 34v–38 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: O beatissime domine Iesu Christe
38v–40	Ave sanctissima Maria mater Dei piissima	-	Anonymous
Ave sanctissima Maria mater Dei piissima Anonymous Appears on: 38v–40 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Ave sanctissima Maria mater dei piissima
40v–42	Ecce Maria genuit nobis salvatorem	-	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)
Ecce Maria genuit nobis salvatorem Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) Appears on: 40v–42 Genres: Marian antiphon Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Ecce Maria genuit nobis salvatorem
42v–44	Congratulamini mihi 26.3 (2p. Tulerunt Dominum meum et nescio ubi)	-	le Brun, Jean (fl. early 16th century) (?) Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550) (?) Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) (?)
Congratulamini mihi 26.3 (2p. Tulerunt Dominum meum et nescio ubi) le Brun, Jean (fl. early 16th century) (?) Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550) (?) Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) (?) Appears on: 42v–44 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Congratulamini mihi omnes qui diligitis
44v–48	Egregie Christi martir [confessor] Christophore suscipe (2p. Ecce enim festus est nobis hodie)	-	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) (?) Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512) (?)
Egregie Christi martir [confessor] Christophore suscipe (2p. Ecce enim festus est nobis hodie) Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) (?) Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512) (?) Appears on: 44v–48 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Egregie Christi confessor Martine suscipe
48v–50	Alma redemptoris mater	-	Anonymous
Alma redemptoris mater Anonymous Appears on: 48v–50 Genres: Alma redemptoris mater, BVM, Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Alma redemptoris mater
50v–52	Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque	-	Anonymous
Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque Anonymous Appears on: 50v–52 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Dulces exuviae dum fata deusque
52v–53	Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque	-	Agricola, Alexander (ca. 1445–1506)
Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque Agricola, Alexander (ca. 1445–1506) Appears on: 52v–53 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Dulces exuviae dum fata deusque
53v–54	Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque 28.11	-	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque 28.11 Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) Appears on: 53v–54 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Dulces exuviae dum fata deusque
54v–55	Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque	-	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)
Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) Appears on: 54v–55 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Dulces exuviae dum fata deusque
55v–56	Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque	-	Ghiselin (Verbonnet), Johannes
Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque Ghiselin (Verbonnet), Johannes Appears on: 55v–56 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Dulces exuviae dum fata deusque
56v–58	Absolon fili mi quis mihi det ut ego 14.1	-	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)
Absolon fili mi quis mihi det ut ego 14.1 Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) Appears on: 56v–58 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Absalon fili mi
58v–59	Jesus autem transiens	-	Anonymous
Jesus autem transiens Anonymous Appears on: 58v–59 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Iesus autem transiens
59v–62	Anima mea liquefacta est - 1a pars (of 3): Anima mea liquefacta est	-	Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517)
Anima mea liquefacta est - 1a pars (of 3): Anima mea liquefacta est Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517) Appears on: 59v–62 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Anima mea liquefacta est
62v–63	Tribulatio et angustia invenerunt me	-	Verdelot, Philippe (ca. 1480–ca. 1532)
Tribulatio et angustia invenerunt me Verdelot, Philippe (ca. 1480–ca. 1532) Appears on: 62v–63 Genres: Motet Voice: [no designation] Languages: Latin Voice Text: Tribulatio et angustia invenerunt me

Composer	Compositions
Agricola, Alexander (ca. 1445–1506)	Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque – 52v–53
Anonymous	Alma redemptoris mater – 48v–50 Ave sanctissima Maria mater Dei piissima – 38v–40 Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque – 50v–52 Dulcissima virgo Maria mitis humilis – 25v–26 Jesus autem transiens – 58v–59 Maxsimilla Christo amabilis tulit corpus – 20v–21 Nesciens mater virgo virum – 6v–8 O beatissime domine Jesu Christe – 34v–38 O domine Jesu Christe - 1a pars (of 2): O domine Jesu Christe fili Dei – 18v–20 O sancta Maria virgo virginum – 28v–30 Recordamini quomodo predixit filium – 32v–34 Sancta et immaculata virginitas – 22v–23 Tota pulchra es amica mea et macula – 26v–28
Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	Absolon fili mi quis mihi det ut ego 14.1 – 56v–58 (?) Congratulamini mihi 26.3 (2p. Tulerunt Dominum meum et nescio ubi) – 42v–44 Descendi in ortum meum ut viderem poma 14.3 – 10v–12 Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque 28.11 – 53v–54 Fama malum quo non aliud velocius 28.14 – 15v–17 Missus est Gabriel angelus ad Mariam 20.6 – 23v–25
Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512)	(?) Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini – 4v–6 (?) Caeleste beneficium introivit in Annam – 2v–4 (?) Egregie Christi martir [confessor] Christophore suscipe (2p. Ecce enim festus est nobis hodie) – 44v–48 Sancta Trinitas unus Deus miserere nobis (4vv) – 12v–14
Ghiselin (Verbonnet), Johannes	Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque – 55v–56
Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517)	Anima mea liquefacta est - 1a pars (of 3): Anima mea liquefacta est – 59v–62
Morel, [not Clement]	Honi soit qui mal y pense – 1v
Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)	(?) Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini – 4v–6 Caeleste beneficium introivit in Annam – 2v–4 Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque – 54v–55 Ecce Maria genuit nobis salvatorem – 40v–42 (?) Egregie Christi martir [confessor] Christophore suscipe (2p. Ecce enim festus est nobis hodie) – 44v–48
Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550)	(?) Congratulamini mihi 26.3 (2p. Tulerunt Dominum meum et nescio ubi) – 42v–44
Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)	Ave Regina caelorum – 8v–10 Considera Israel - 4a pars (of 4): Doleo super te frater mi Jonathas – 17v–18 Vexilla regis prodeunt / Passio Domini – 14v–15
Strus, Franciscus	Sancta Maria succurre miseris – 21v–22
Therache, Pierrequin de (ca. 1470–1528)	Verbum bonum et suave personemus illud ave – 30v–32
Verdelot, Philippe (ca. 1480–ca. 1532)	Tribulatio et angustia invenerunt me – 62v–63
le Brun, Jean (fl. early 16th century)	(?) Congratulamini mihi 26.3 (2p. Tulerunt Dominum meum et nescio ubi) – 42v–44

Composition	Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages
Absolon fili mi quis mihi det ut ego 14.1	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	56v–58
Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini	Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512) (?) Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) (?)	4v–6
Alma redemptoris mater	Anonymous	48v–50
Anima mea liquefacta est - 1a pars (of 3): Anima mea liquefacta est	Isaac, Heinrich (ca. 1450–1517)	59v–62
Ave Regina caelorum	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)	8v–10
Ave sanctissima Maria mater Dei piissima	Anonymous	38v–40
Caeleste beneficium introivit in Annam	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512) (?)	2v–4
Congratulamini mihi 26.3 (2p. Tulerunt Dominum meum et nescio ubi)	le Brun, Jean (fl. early 16th century) (?) Richafort, Jean (ca. 1480–ca. 1550) (?) Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521) (?)	42v–44
Considera Israel - 4a pars (of 4): Doleo super te frater mi Jonathas	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)	17v–18
Descendi in ortum meum ut viderem poma 14.3	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	10v–12
Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque	Anonymous	50v–52
Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque	Agricola, Alexander (ca. 1445–1506)	52v–53
Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)	54v–55
Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque	Ghiselin (Verbonnet), Johannes	55v–56
Dulces exuviae dum fata Deusque 28.11	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	53v–54
Dulcissima virgo Maria mitis humilis	Anonymous	25v–26
Ecce Maria genuit nobis salvatorem	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522)	40v–42
Egregie Christi martir [confessor] Christophore suscipe (2p. Ecce enim festus est nobis hodie)	Mouton, Jean (ca. 1459–1522) (?) Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512) (?)	44v–48
Fama malum quo non aliud velocius 28.14	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	15v–17
Honi soit qui mal y pense	Morel, [not Clement]	1v
Jesus autem transiens	Anonymous	58v–59
Maxsimilla Christo amabilis tulit corpus	Anonymous	20v–21
Missus est Gabriel angelus ad Mariam 20.6	Despres, Josquin (ca. 1450–1521)	23v–25
Nesciens mater virgo virum	Anonymous	6v–8
O beatissime domine Jesu Christe	Anonymous	34v–38
O domine Jesu Christe - 1a pars (of 2): O domine Jesu Christe fili Dei	Anonymous	18v–20
O sancta Maria virgo virginum	Anonymous	28v–30
Recordamini quomodo predixit filium	Anonymous	32v–34
Sancta et immaculata virginitas	Anonymous	22v–23
Sancta Maria succurre miseris	Strus, Franciscus	21v–22
Sancta Trinitas unus Deus miserere nobis (4vv)	Fevin, Antoine de (ca. 1470–ca. 1512)	12v–14
Tota pulchra es amica mea et macula	Anonymous	26v–28
Tribulatio et angustia invenerunt me	Verdelot, Philippe (ca. 1480–ca. 1532)	62v–63
Verbum bonum et suave personemus illud ave	Therache, Pierrequin de (ca. 1470–1528)	30v–32
Vexilla regis prodeunt / Passio Domini	Rue, Pierre de la (ca. 1452–1518)	14v–15

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A-Wn Mus.Hs. 15941 (B)

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GB-Ob MS. Lat. liturg. a. 8

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I-Fc MS Basevi 2439 (Basevi Codex)

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NL-Urc Hs. 47 (fragments 1 and 2)

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V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 34

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V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 36

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V-CVbav MS Capp. Sist. 160

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V-CVbav MS Pal. lat. 1976

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V-CVbav MS Pal. lat. 1977

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V-CVbav MS Pal. lat. 1978

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V-CVbav MS Pal. lat. 1979

‡ denotes primary source study

Neal, Thomas. 2012. London, British Library, Royal 8 G.vii and Anglo-Burgundian Relations at the Early Tudor Court. University of Cambridge, BA.

Thomas, Jennifer. 2005. Patronage and Personal Narrative in a Music Manuscript: Marguerite of Austria, Katherine of Aragon, and London Royal 8 G.vii. Musical Voices of Early Modern Women: Many-Headed Melodies, edited by Jennifer Thomas, 337-364. Aldershot.

Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1999. The Treasury of Petrus Alamire. Music and art in Flemish Court Manuscripts 1500-1535. Leuven: Alamire Foundation.

Milsom, John. 1993. The Nonsuch Music Library. Sundry Sorts of Music Books: Essays on the British Library Collections Presented to O. W. Neighbour on his 70th Birthday, edited by John Milsom, 146-82. London. Pages: 170–71.

Kellman, Herbert. 1989. Observations on the Production and Distribution of Music Manuscripts at the Netherlands Court. Early Music History, . Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.

Kellman, Herbert (editor). 1987. London, British Library, Royal 8 G. VII. Renaissance Music in Facsimile. New York. Notes: physical description; contents list; concordances (partial); facsimile; discussion.

Boorman, Stanley. 1983. Notational Spelling and Scribal Habit. Datierung und Filiation von Musikhandschriften der Josquin-Zeit, Wolfenbütteler Forschungen. Wiesbaden. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Jonas, Luise. 1983. Das Augsburger Liederbuch: Die Musikhandschrift 2° Codex 142a der Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg. Edition und Kommentar. Berliner Musikwissenschaftliche Arbeiten. Munich and Salzburg. Pages: II,10,passim. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Warmington, Flynn. 1982. A Master Calligrapher in Alamire's Workshop: The Chronology of His Work. Paper read at the Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society, November, 1982, . Notes: physical description (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Tirro, Frank P. 1981. Royal 8.G.vii: Strawberry Leaves, Single Arch, and Wrong-Way Lions. The Musical Quarterly, 1-28. Notes: physical description; contents list; facsimile (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Sadie, Stanley (editor). 1980. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London. Pages: IX, 720. Notes: facsimile (partial).

Kellman, Herbert. 1976. Josquin and the Courts of the Netherlands and France: The Evidence of the Sources. Josquin des Prez: Proceedings of the International Josquin Festival-Conference ... 21-25 June 1971, 181-216. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 200, 209, 212. Notes: contents list (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Slim, H Colin. 1972. A Gift of Madrigals and Motets. Chicago and London. Pages: I, 8, 50, 108, Plate 31. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); facsimile (partial).

Rifkin, Joshua. 1971-72. Review of DunnS. Notes, 425-9. Pages: 427. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Kellman, Herbert. 1970. Musical Links between France and the Empire, 1500-1530. Paper read at the Annual Meeting of the American Musicologica] Society, November 1970, . Notes: contents list (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Smijers, Albert, Myroslaw Antonowycz, and Willem Elders (editors). 1969. Werken van Josquin des Prés: Supplement. Amsterdam. Pages: xiv-xv, 26-9. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Dunning, Albert. 1969. Die Staatsmotette 1480-1555. Utrecht. Pages: 125, 129-30, 335 [some information incorrect]. Notes: contents list (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Lowinsky, Edward E (editor). 1968. The Medici Codex of 1518: A Choirbook of Motets Dedicated to Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino. Monuments of Renaissance Music. Chicago. Pages: III, 145-6. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); texts (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Braithwaite, James Roland. 1967. The Introduction of Franco-Netherlandish Manuscripts to Early Tudor England: The Motet Repertory. Boston University, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I-III, passim. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list; concordances; texts; texts; mention of MS; discussion.

Osthoff, Helmuth. 1962. Josquin Desprez. 2 vols. Tutzing. Pages: II, 14, 19, 108, 174-5, 293, 334, 370, 382-4. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Picker, Martin. 1960. The Chanson Albums of Marguerite of Austria: Manuscripts 228 and 11239 of the Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Bruxelles. University of California at Berkeley, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Pages: I, 98-9, 360. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Kellman, Herbert. 1958. The Origins of the Chigi Codex: The Date, Provenance, and Original Ownership of Rome, Biblioteca Vaticana, Chigiana, C. VIII. 234. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 6-19. Pages: 18. Notes: mention of MS.

Osthoff, Helmuth. 1954. Vergils Aeneis in der Musik von Josquin des Prez bis Orlando di Lasso. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, 85-102. Pages: 88ff. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); incipits (partial); transcription (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

Hughes, Dom Anselm. 1953. Catalogue of the Musical Manuscripts at Peterhouse, Cambridge. Cambridge. Pages: I, 140, 259 II, 1, 193. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.

Lowinsky, Edward E. 1950. A Newly Discovered Sixteenth-Century Motet Manuscript at the Biblioteca Vallicelliana in Rome. Journal of the American Musicological Society, 173-232. Pages: 224. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1949-79. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik. Kassel. Pages: II, 1347 VIII, 1177. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial).

Blume, Friedrich (editor). 1929-. Das Chorwerk. Berlin/Wolfenbüttel. Pages: LIV, v, 5-8 XCI, iii-iv, 1-4. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); transcriptions (partial).

Smijers, Albert (editor). 1926-64. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Motetten. Amsterdam. Pages: III, ix, xiii XIII, xxxvi. Notes: physical description; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Smijers, Albert (editor). 1925-68. Werken van Josquin des Prez: Wereldlijke Werken. Amsterdam. Pages: V, vii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Davey, Henry. 1921. History of English Music. London. Pages: 65, 87, frontispiece. Notes: physical description (partial); facsimile (partial).

Warner, Sir George F, and Julius P Gilson. 1921. Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Old Royal and King's Collections. London. Pages: I, 277 IV, Plate 63. Notes: physical description; contents list; incipitsst of contents (partial); facsimile (partial).

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Thomas Neal

Saturday, 2 May, 2020

Added to bibliography: Neal, Thomas. 'London, British Library, Royal 8 G.vii and Anglo-Burgundian Relations at the Early Tudor Court.' BA dissertation, University of Cambridge, 2012.

Edward Tambling

Tuesday, 28 April, 2020

The setting of Jesus autem transiens on 58v-59 - not that by Robert Wylkynson - converted to an anonymous unicum

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