GB-WBsc P15

Library of the Minster Church of St Cuthburga, Wimborne (Wimborne Minster), England

partbook: c. 1670

Archive	Library of the Minster Church of St Cuthburga, Wimborne (Wimborne Minster), England (GB-WBsc)
Shelfmark	P15
Image Availability	DIAMM does not have images of this source.
Surface	Paper
Numbering System	Foliation
Measurements	300 x 190 mm
Other Identifiers	CCM: WimbM P15
Notations	black void mensural
Inventory	This MS has not yet been inventoried by DIAMM. If you would like to submit an inventory, please send it to diamm@music.ox.ac.uk
Relationships	Minster Church of St. Cuthburga (copied at)
Provenance	Minster Church of St. Cuthburga , Wimborne (Wimborne Minster), England
Contents	Contains 33 uninventoried works or miscellaneous sections.

General Description

A single Bassus partbook. Copied by many scribes, most or all of whose hands also appear in WimbM P11, WimbM P17, and other manuscripts in this library not within scope of this catalogue. Copied in Wimborne, for use in Minster Church of St. Cuthburga.

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Physical Description

Folios very worn; portions of some folios now torn or frayed away

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Binding

Recently rebound, but 18th-century covers of dark brown leather over boards, blind tooled with ornamental border design, retained in new binding.

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Watermark

foolscap

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Notation

black void mensural

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Ruling

Staff height 13

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Foliation

Ink foliation, not original, corrected by new pencil foliation to form single composite system, 1-90

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Decoration

No initials or decoration.

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Index

Incomplete original index on recto of original flyleaf at front lists Services and anthems separately; under each group, pieces listed in order of appearance (a few discrepancies).

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Surface

paper

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Census Catalogue of Music Description

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21 Services, 23 Service sections (1 incomplete), 78 anthems (1 fragmentary), 1 set of responses, 29 psalm-tone formulas = 152 + 3 duplicates = 155

Aldrich-1, A. Batten-2, Bentham-1, Bishop-4, Blow-4, Byrd-2, (Byrd/Coste)-1, Child-11, J. Clarke-2, (Cranford/Lamb)-1, G. Day-14, R. Farrant [Farrant ye Old]-2, Gibbons-5, James Hawkins 1-1, (Heath II)-1, Humfrey-2, J. Jackson-1, (W. King)-1, Morley-2, T. Mudd II? [Mr. Mudd]-1, J. Parsons [Persons]-1, W. Parsons [Mr. Parsons]-1, Pickaver-1, Pickaver/(R. Farrant)-1, Purcell-2, Rogers-3, Silver-4, Tallis-4, (Tye)-1, Walkeley-1, Weelkes-4, Weldon-1, Wise-14, anon-55

1 paper partbook (B-i + i + 90 + i folios), 300 x 190. Folios very worn; portions of some folios now torn or frayed away. Ink foliation, not original, corrected by new pencil foliation to form single composite system, 1-90. Recently rebound, but 18th-century covers of dark brown leather over boards, blind tooled with ornamental border design, retained in new binding. Incomplete original index on recto of original flyleaf at front lists Services and anthems separately; under each group, pieces listed in order of appearance (a few discrepancies). Copied by many scribes, most or all of whose hands also appear in WimbM P11, WimbM P17, and other manuscripts in this library not within scope of this catalogue. Staff height 13. No initials or decoration. Watermark: foolscap.

Ca. 1670 (DanS), with additions extending into 18th century. Copied in Wimborne, for use in Minster Church of St. Cuthburga.

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Known composers

Composers (? Uncertain)	Folios / Pages	Item title	Attribution in Source
Works by Aldrich, Henry (1647–1710)	[-]	-	-
Works by Batten, Adrian (1591–1637)	[-]	-	-
Works by Bentham	[-]	-	-
Works by Bishop, John (ca. 1665–1737)	[-]	-	-
Works by Blow, John (ca. 1649–1708)	[-]	-	-
Works by Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623)	[-]	-	-
Works by Coste, Gabriel (?) Byrd, William (ca. 1540–1623) (?)	[-]	-	-
Works by Child, William (1607–1697)	[-]	-	-
Works by Clarke, Jeremiah (ca. 1674–1707)	[-]	-	-
Works by Lambe, Walter (?) Cranford, William (–ca. 1645) (?)	[-]	-	-
Works by Day, G.	[-]	-	-
Works by Farrant, Richard (ca. 1525–1580)	[-]	-	-
Works by Gibbons, Orlando (ca. 1583–1625)	[-]	-	-
Works by Hawkins I, James (ca. 1662–1729)	[-]	-	-
Works by Heath (II), John (ca. 1589–ca. 1672)	[-]	-	-
Works by Humfrey, Pelham (ca. 1647–1674)	[-]	-	-
Works by Jackson, John (–1688)	[-]	-	-
Works by King, William (ca. 1624–1680)	[-]	-	-
Works by Morley, Thomas (ca. 1557–1602)	[-]	-	-
Works by Mudd (II), Thomas	[-]	-	-
Works by Parsons, John	[-]	-	-
Works by Parsons 'of Wells', William	[-]	-	-
Works by Pickaver	[-]	-	-
Works by Farrant, Richard (ca. 1525–1580) (?) Pickaver (?)	[-]	-	-
Works by Purcell, Henry (ca. 1659–1695)	[-]	-	-
Works by Rogers, Benjamin	[-]	-	-
Works by Silver, John (ca. 1606–1666)	[-]	-	-
Works by Tallis, Thomas (ca. 1505–1585)	[-]	-	-
Works by Tye, Christopher (ca. 1505–ca. 1573)	[-]	-	-
Works by Walkley, Anthony	[-]	-	-
Works by Weelkes, Thomas (ca. 1576–1623)	[-]	-	-
Works by Weldon, John	[-]	-	-
Works by Wise, Michael	[-]	-	-

‡ denotes primary source study

Morris, Christopher (compiler). 1978. The Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems. London. Pages: 55, 71, 97. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Daniel, Ralph T, and Peter Le Huray. 1972. The Sources of English Church Music 1549-1660. Early English Church Music. London. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Harrison, Frank Llewellyn (editor). 1963-. Early English Church Music. London: Stainer & Bell. Pages: III, 217-8, 221 XIX, 325. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Fellowes, Edmund H. 1948. William Byrd. London, New York, and Toronto. Pages: 131, 142. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).

Fellowes, Edmund H (editor). 1923-48. Tudor Church Music. London, Oxford et al. Pages: II, xxiii-xxiv, xxxi-xxxii, xxxvi IV, xxxii, xxxvii. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial); mention of MS; discussion.

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NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Physical Description Note; Binding Note; Watermark Note; Notation Note; Ruling Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Contents Note; Surface Note

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