A Bassus partbook of a set of 5 volumes. Copied by a single scribe, employed by Edward Paston (1550-1630) of Norfolk, a country gentleman and collector of music. Later owned by Sir Frederick Ouseley (1825-89), founder of St. Michael's College (near Tenbury, Worcester). Bequeathed to St. Michael's College; deposited in Bodleian Library in 1979.
| Archive | Bodleian Library, Oxford, England (GB-Ob) |
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| Shelfmark | MS. Tenbury 353 |
| Image Availability | DIAMM does not have images of this source. |
| Surface | Paper |
| Numbering System | Foliation |
| Measurements | 132 x 208 mm |
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General Description
Binding
Rebound in original covers of dark brown leather on cardboard, tooled in gold with acorn and oak-leaf designs; green cotton ties; modern spines
Watermark
Unidentified watermark with initials "HN."
Notation
not indicated
Foliation
Original ink foliation in each book, 1-48
Decoration
No initials or decoration
Index
Original index on recto of second original flyleaf; grouped alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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5 Mass Proper sections, 38 motets = 43
(Agazzari)-2, (Bianciardi)-3, (Girolamo Boni)-1, (Buissons)-1, (Buissons/Deiss)-2, (Byrd)-9, (Clemens non Papa)-1, (Duc)-1, (Giovanelli)-2, (Lange)-1, (Lassus)-1, (Maillard/Tye)-1, (Palestrina)-3, (H. Praetorius)-2, (Regnart)-2, (Orfeo Vecchi)-2, (Victoria)-4, anon-5
5 paper partbooks (D1-i + i + 48 + i folios, D2-i + ii + 48 + i, A-i + ii + 48 + i, T-i + i + 48 + i. B-i + ii + 48 + i), 132 x 208. Original ink foliation in each book, 1-48. Rebound in original covers of dark brown leather on cardboard, tooled in gold with acorn and oak-leaf designs; green cotton ties; modern spines. Original index on recto of second original flyleaf at beginning of B book; pieces grouped alphabetically by first letter of text, with subgrouping under each letter by order of appearance. Copied by a single scribe, employed by Edward Paston (see BrettEP for list of other books in the same hand and for discussion of related manuscripts from Paston's circle). No initials or decoration. Unidentified watermark with initials "HN."
Early 17th century. Of English provenance; originated in the household of Edward Paston (1550-1630) of Norfolk, a country gentleman and collector of music. Later owned by Sir Frederick Ouseley (1825-89), founder of St. Michael's College (near Tenbury, Worcester). Bequeathed to St. Michael's College; deposited in Bodleian Library in 1979.
Vol 4
Composers: Change "(Girolamo Boni)-1" to "(Guillaume Boni)-1."
Set: Paston Manuscripts
Type: Linked by Origin or Contents
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Set: MSS Tenbury 349-353
Type: Partbooks
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‡ denotes primary source study
Brett, Philip. 1964-68. Edward Paston (1550-1630): A Norfolk Gentleman and His Musical Collection. Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, 51-69. Pages: 59-60, 68. Notes: mention of MS; contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Kempers, Karel Philippus Bernet. 1964. Bibliography of the Sacred Works of Jacobus Clemens non Papa. Musica Disciplina, 85-150. Pages: 126. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Brett, Philip, and Thurston Dart. 1960. Songs by William Byrd in Manuscripts at Harvard. Harvard Library Bulletin, 343-65. Pages: 349, 365. Notes: physical description; mention of MS; discussion.
Noble, Jeremy. 1955. La Répertoire Instrumental Anglais: 1550-1585. La Musique Instrumentale de la Renaissance, 91-114. Paris. Pages: 106. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
Fellowes, Edmund H. 1934. The Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of St. Michael's College Tenbury. Paris. Pages: 60-1. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list.
Adler, Guido (editor). 1894-1970. Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich. Graz and Vienna. Pages: XCVIII, 132. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
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Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
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