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Royal MS 20 A XVI
- Record Id:
- 040-002107655
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002105724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000338.0x0003ae
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100054742730.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Royal MS 20 A XVI
- Title:
- Chansons, in French, set to music for several, but in most cases three voices, in parts.
- Scope & Content:
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Except where the contrary is stated, the chansons are for three voices and are anonymous. The contra-tenor is sometimes called 'Concordans.' The names of the composers are given only in a few cases, but several are by Josquin des Pres, and one at least (f. 10b) is by Alexander Agricola.
Contents:
1. 'Leure est venue.' By Josquin des Près. See Add MS 11585, f. 23b, f. 1b.
2. 'Despitant fortune.' f. 2b.
3. 'A la mignonne de fortune'; in two parts. f. 3b.
4. 'Se vous voulez m'estre loyale'; in two parts. f. 5b.
5. 'En actendant (sic) la grace de ma dame.' f. 7b.
6. 'Il nest viuant.' f. 8b.
7. 'Vostre beaulte.' f. 9b.
8. 'Cest mal cherc[h]e.' By Agricola. f. 10b.
9. 'En effait, se ne repreues.' f. 11b.
10. 'Par vng Jour de matinee.' f. 12b.
11. 'Pour faire larlkymie damours'; in two parts. f. 13b.
12. 'Soit pres ou loing.' f. 15b.
13. 'Se je vous eslongne.' f. 16b.
14. 'Helaz, de vous je me doy bien complaindre.' f. 17b.
15. 'Ce nest pas jeu.' f. 18b.
16. 'Elle en est hors du cueur.' f. 19b.
17. 'Al[l]ez, regret.' f. 20b. [Hayne van Ghizeghen]
18. 'De vous amer.' f. 21b.
19. 'La Regretee.' 'Heyne.' f. 22b.
20. 'Je nay dueil' (à 4); in three parts. f. 23b.
21. 'Royne des flours que ie desire.' f. 26b.
22. 'Mon souuenir me fait morir.' 'Heyne.' f. 27b.
23. 'A I'eure que premier vous vis.' 'Bouuel.' f. 28b.
24. 'Sire, se vous ne pouruoyez.' 'Crespieres.' f. 29b.
25. 'Que vous madame,' with the words 'In pace' in the bass; in two parts. 'Josquin.' f. 30b.
26. 'Je say tout'; in two parts. f. 31b.
27. 'Nuit at jour.' f. 33b.
28. 'Mes pensees.' By Josquin (see Add MS 11585, f. 26b). f. 34b.
29. 'Mon loyal cueur.' f. 35b.
Illuminated borders on ff. 1 b, 2, consisting of gold wings and tears on a black ground and the same counterchanged, and on f. 3 b on a lake ground the letters A. A. joined by a knot; and two miniatures in Flemish style, the first (f. 1 b) representing the poet reposing on a black couch semé with tears, a lamb lying in front with a spear; the second (f. 3 b) a lady playing on a psaltery, with a winged figure (Fortune?) behind her, and the poet offering his tears. Illuminated initials, some of which (ff. 8, 22b-36) have not been filled in. Old Royal pressmark 'no. 1281' not in the old catalogues.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002105724
040-002107655 - Is part of:
- Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X : Royal Manuscripts
Royal MS 20 A XVI : Chansons, in French, set to music for several, but in most cases three voices, in parts. - Hierarchy:
- 032-002105724[1796]/040-002107655
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (36 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100054742730.0x000001
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- Languages:
- French
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1500
- End Date:
- 1540
- Date Range:
- Early 16th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Vellum octavo; ff. 36. 91/4 in. x 63/4 in. Gatherings of 8 leaves (iv6).
On ff. 1-3b are some miniatures in a Flemish hand, and a border, in which occur the initials AA, connected by a knot.
- Information About Copies:
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Digital copy in British Library Digitised Manuscripts: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Royal_MS_20_A_XVI
- Publications:
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Litterick, Louise: 'Performing Franco-Netherlandish secular music of the late 15th century' Early Music 8 (1980), 474-85.
Litterick, Louise: The Manuscript Royal 20. A. XVI of the British Library, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, New York University (1976)
See also A. Hughes-Hughes, Catalogue of Manuscript Music in the British Museum, ii, p. 127.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)