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31. Lansdowne MS 381/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 381/1
Title:
Psalter fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion')
Scope & Content:
This manuscript comprises eleven leaves from a Psalter created for Henry the Lion (b. 1129, d. 1195) and his wife Matilda (married to Henry 1168, d. 1189), who are illustrated on f. 10v, along with a calendar containing northern French and Flemish saints. Lansdowne 381/2 is a separate volume con...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
between 1168-1189
Extent:

1 volume

32. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 94-97r

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 763, ff 94-97r
Title:
15. "Regule Magistri Johannis de Muris." Inc. "Intendentes scientie musicalis exquirere cognicionem." fo. 94.
Scope & Content:
This is supposed to be only an abridgment, by some other person, probably John Wylde, of De Muris's doctrine touchingt the Cantus Mensurabilis. Whoever is desirous of knowing more of the lastnamed author may consult Tanner Bibl. Britannico- Hibernica; Fabricii Bibl. Med. et infim. ætat. IV. 30...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

33. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 116-121

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 763, ff 116-121
Title:
19. "Her beginneth tretises diverse of musical proporcions and of their naturis and denominacions, ferst in Englissh and than in Latyne." Beg. "Now passid al maner sightis of descant." fo. 116.
Scope & Content:
The author was one Chilston, of whom nothing more is known. Nearly the whole of this article has been inserted in Sir J. Hawkins's Hist. of Musick, ii. 229; and see Burney, ii. 426.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

34. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 58v-59

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 763, ff 58v-59
Title:
7. "Speculum cantantium sive psallentium, scil. de affectu musice moralis secundum tradiciones antiquorum et sanctorum patrum." Inc. "Quia omnes 7 scientie liberales." fo. 58 b.
Scope & Content:
See an abstract of it in Hawking, ii. 218. See also Burney, ii. 417. In this treatise are the following very curious satirical verses upon those clerical chanters who in performing the church service not only corrupt the singing psalms, but hurry them over in a very disgraceful ,manner. They hav...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

35. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 54v-58r

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 763, ff 54v-58r
Title:
6. "Tractatulus de effectu musice speculative." Inc. "Musica est scientia recte canendi." fo. 54 b.
Scope & Content:
Of this anonymous work Sir J. Hawkins has given an analysis, vol. ii. p. 215. And see Burney, vol. ii. p. 416.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

36. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 60-67r

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 763, ff 60-67r
Title:
8. "Metrologus liber." Inc. "In nomine sancte et individue Trinitatis incipit de plana musica et brevis sermo." fo. 60.
Scope & Content:
See it analysed in Hawkins, ii. 220. See Burney, ii. 417.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

37. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 49

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 763, ff 49
Title:
2. "Tractatus de octo tonis." Inc. "Septem orbes septem planetarum cum duleissima armonia volvuntur." fo. 49.
Scope & Content:
This short treatise, in which the musical tones are assimilated to the sun and planets, occupies little more than a single page. The author's name no where appears. See an abstract of it in Hawkins's Hist. of Musick, ii. 214.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

38. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 68-86r

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 763, ff 68-86r
Title:
10. A treatise intitled "Tonale." Inc. "De origine musice artis quia rudem lectorem vidimus." fo. 68.
Scope & Content:
It contains some account of the discovery of the consonances by Pythagoras, and much relating to the nature of tones, plagal modes, &c. evidently extracted from the Micrologus of Guido.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

39. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 97v-104r

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 763, ff 97v-104r
Title:
16. "Regule Magistri Thome Walsingham de figuris compositis et non compositis et de cantu perfecto et imperfecto, et de modis." Inc. "Cum sit necessarium juvenilibus ad facultatem organicam tendentibus." fo. 97 b.
Scope & Content:
The account in this treatise of the musical notes will be found curious and interesting. There can be no doubt that the author of it as Walsingham the historian, who was a monk and also precentor of the abbey of Saint Alban; but it has escaped the notice of Leland, Bale, Pitts, Tanner and Fabric...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

40. Lansdowne MS 763, ff 122-131

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 763, ff 122-131
Title:
20. A short treatise on proportion in Latin, being a continuation of an addition to the preceding article; with some exemplifications in musical notes. fo. 122.
Scope & Content:
See Burney, ii. 426. We have seen that this valuable manuscript belonged originally to John Wylde the precentor of Waltham Abbey; and not only such part of it as was composed by himself, but all the other treatises that it contains were written by his own hand, in all probability about the year ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item