APPENDIX 1: SELECTED CITATIONS OF BOOKS WITH ORGANUM (1255-1500)

 

Bibliography

Baltzer, Rebecca A. “Notre Dame Manuscripts and Their Owners: Lost and Found,” Journal of Musicology 5 (1987): 380-99.

-----------------------. “The Geography of the Liturgy at Notre-Dame of Paris,” Plainsong in the Age of Polyphony, ed. Thomas Forrest Kelly, Cambridge Studies in Performance Practice, 2 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992), 45-64.

Alexis de Jussieu, La Sainte-Chapelle du Chateau de Chambery (Chambery : Perrin, 1868).

Andrew Wathey, “Lost Books of Polyphony in England: A List to 1500", Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle 21 (1988): 1-20.

 

NB: Omitted here are books with polyphonic mass ordinary movements or books that are unambiguously organ music. The square brackets are the author’s except where indicated (by BH). Bold added to texts by BH.

 

Baltzer, 381

1255, St. Paul's Cathedral, London: Liber organorum W. de Faukeberge perpulcrum est incipiens Viderunt, finit Cristus pater.

 

Wathey, 1988, 4, n. 25

Just after 1290, Canterbury, Benedictine Cathedral Priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church: Regula beati Benedicti cum vita sancti Thome martiris [with other content including]: Cantus organicus qui dicitur Lex [Lux?] sancte trinitatis. Cantus Sampson dux.

 

Wathey, 1988, 7-8, nn. 59-62:

1295, London, Cathedral Church of St. Paul:

[n. 59:] Liber organorum W. de Faukeberge perpulcrum est incipiens viderunt. finit cristus pater. [BH : cf. Baltzer above]

[nn. 60-62:] Libri Organici: ... Item liber organorum, qui fuit Iohannis de Bolemere prima littera W[=V?] aurea; finit o mira christi pietas. . .Item liber organorum qui fuit Roberti de Roff', cuius nomen intitulatur in primo folio et finit in cantu. Virgo generosa. . .Item minimus liber vetus et organicus. Incipit austro terris. finit in cantu transgressus legem domini. fuit Radulphi de sancto Gregorio.

 

Jeffery, 118-19

1295, Pope Boniface VIII, Naples and/or Rome: It. duo libri de motetis de nota quadrata.

 

Baltzer, 383

[1295 (Wathey 1988) or 1299-1300, Wardrobe accounts of King Edward I of England: Unus liber de cantu organi qui incipit Viderunt. Unus liber de cantu organi qui incipit Alleluya [BH : cf. Anonymous IV]. Cf. Wathey, 1988, 14-15, nn. 155-156: 1295, Edward I, inventory rendered by keeper of the wardrobe on assuming office: In cofro de .O.: ... Et j liber de cantu organi qui incipit Viderung... Et j liber de cantu organi qui incipit Alleluia.

 

Wathey, 1988, 6, nn. 41-42

13th c. ex., Leominster, Benedictine Priory of St Peter (Cell of Reading), books written by W. de Wicumbe: Scripsit eciam duas rotulas unam continentem triplices cantus organice numero. Alias continentem duplices cantus numero.

 

Wathey, 1988, 12, n. 120

1304, Westminster, Benedictine Abbey of St Peter, Inventory of the goods of the Lady Chapel: viij rotulos de organo.

 

Wathey, 1988, 3, n. 11

1307, Branscombe, Parish Church: Unus rotulus de cantu organico magnus et longus.

 

Jeffery, 119

1311, Pope Clement V, library in Perugia to be transferred to Assisi: Item unum librum de conductis et prosis et motectis, notatum ad modum organi cum multis lineis et notis, qui incipit in primo folio: viderunt, et finit in penultimo: glorie laus, et est in tabulis ligneis sine copertura et clausoriis.

 

Item unum modicum librum similem precedenti in cantu, qui incipit in secundo folio minus, et finit in penultimo: coraige.

 

Jeffery, 120

1311, Pope Clement V (cont.): Item unum magnum librum de organo, bene scriptum notatum et illuminatum in cartis edinis, qui incipit in secundo folio: sidere procedere, et finit in penultimo: portant caulius, et est in tabulis cohopertis de corio rubeo cum alia copertura desuper de panno lineo laborata de serico et habet duo clausoria.

 

Wathey, 1988, 17, nn. 171-72

1318, John Sandale, bishop of Winchester: Item j veterem librum et ij quaternos cum canticis organicis.

 

Wathey, 1988, 5, n. 35

by c.1320, Ickleton, Parish Church: j liber cantus organici ex dono domini Philipi vicarii.

 

Jeffery, 121

1327, Pope John XXII, library in Assisi: duo libelli motetorum, liber in quo sunt quaedam sequentie notate.

 

Baltzer, 392

1338, library of the Sorbonne: Liber de cantu organico, ex legato domini Stephani de Abbatisvilla. Incipit in secundo folio Adjuva nos, in penultimo, te passus. Precium 10 solidi.

 

Unus liber de cantu organico. Incipit in secundo folio viderunt, in penultimo, rex. Precium 12 solidi.

 

Jeffery, 121

1339, papal library: It. quendam alium notatum, ubi sunt Benedicamus et Alleluia cum triplici cantu cum post. et coperta linea laborata.

 

It. quendam librum mutictorum notatorum cum postibus.

 

Wathey, 1988, 6 nn. 43-47

1345, Lichfield, Cathedral Church of B.V.M. and St Chad, books kept in the sacristy: Item .j. liber organicus de Cantilenis.

 

Wathey, 1988, 8, n. 63

1357, London, Cathedral Church of St. Paul: Item unum librum de canto organico.

 

Baltzer, 385

1358, inventory of books of William de Ravenstone of the Almonry School of St. Paul's Cathedral, London: Item unum librum de cantu organico.

 

Baltzer, 391

1360, library in Avignon of Pope Urban V: Item quidam liber notatus et ystoriatus, coopertus corio nigro impressato, qui incipit in secundo folio [BH: Vide]runt, et finit in penultimo folio thala[BH:mum; cf. Adorna thalamum].

 

Wathey, 1988, 5, n. 26

1387/8, Durham, Benedictine Cathedral Priory of St Cuthbert: Item cantoribus ad natale, v s., uni libro organi, iij s. iiij d. [...]


Wathey, 1988, 13, nn. 145-46

York, Cathedral Church of St Peter: 1389: De xxvj s. viij d. sol’ domino Johanni de Thornor pro libro organico empto pro choro.

1390: Domino Johanni Thornor vicario in choro pro j libro organico, xiij s. iiij d.

 

Wathey, 1988, 12, n. 121

1393/4, Westminster, Benedictine Abbey of St Peter: Et in ligatura et coopertura unius libri organici quondam ex don[BH:o] fratris R. Wynwyk, cum augmentacione iiij quaternis vocatis velym, in toto vij s. x d.

 

Baltzer, 395

1373-1424, inventories of the library of King Charles V collated by Delisle:

Ung livre de chant, bien noté, bien escript et enluminé, en latin et B point d'orgue, escript de lettre de forme. Commencant ou 2e foillit du texte nes no [et ou dernier] quem feci [BH : Haec dies quem fecit Dominus]. Couvert de cuir B queue, a deux petiz fermoirs de laton. 1 livre.

 

Un livre couvert de cuir B queue, ou sont motez et chancons, escript de lettre de forme, en francois et latin. Commencant ou 2e feuillit du texte, nativitas gloriose et ou dernier, gnus dei. A deux fermoirs de laton 12 s.

 

Motez et conduiz, jadis en ung cayer couvert de parchemin, lesquelz sont notez, et de present sont couvers de cuir blanc. Commencant ou 2e foillit leluya, et ou dernier, vit Rex habet. A II fermoirs de cuivre. 5 s.

 

Wathey, 1988, 13, n. 141

1395/6, Worcester, Benedictine Cathedral Priory of B.V.M.: treasurer’s account: In pergameno empto pro j libro de organia facto in rotulum, iiij d.

 

Wathey, 1988, 10, n. 95.

14th c. ex., Ramsey, Benedictine Abbey of B.V.M. and St. Benedict: Item liber organicus fratris Willelmi de Chiltham

 

Wathey, 1988, 14, n. 152

1404, Robert Braybrooke, bishop of London: j liber organicus prec’ x s.

 

Wathey, 1988, 5, n. 33

1405, Great Bedwyn, Parish Church: j liber content’ (sic) divers’ cant’ de organ’ cuius secundo folio Rex virginum.

 

Wathey, 1988, 13, n. 134

1416, Windsor, Royal Collegiate Chapel of St George: precentor’s account: In vermylony empt’ pro libris organicis eliminandis [‘illuminandis’?] ij d.

 

Wathey, 1988, 14, n. 151

1423, Henry Bowet, archbishop of York: Capella: Et de xx s. receptis pro uno libro magno de Organ’

 

Wathey, 1988, 13, n. 136

1438/9, Windsor, Royal Collegiate Chapel of St George: In pergameno pro libro organizac’ cum notacione eiusdem empto et solut’, xiiij s..

 

Wathey, 1988, 8, nn. 64-74

London, Cathedral Church of St. Paul

1445: 64: rotulus, 65: Item unus pulcher liber de [plano - struck out] organico cantu incipiens Salus [Salve?] salvandorum 66 w ordinary, 67: Item unus [alius liber struck out] quaternus de cantu organico ijo fo vergente soli   68; ordinary; 69: Item unus alius minor quaternus pro organis ijo fo. sapientia. 70 ordinary   71 ordinary 72 ordinary 73: Item unus alius quaternus de cantu organico ijo fo. Deus creator [BH: omnium (hymn)]74: Item unus alius quaternus de cantu organico ijo fo. [blank]

 

Wathey, 1988, 5, n. 32

1445/6, Fotheringhay, Collegiate Church of B.V.M. and All Saints: Item j. veterem librum et ij quaternos cum canticis organicis

 

Wathey, 1988, 6, nn. 45-46:

1450/1, Lichfield, Cathedral Church of B.V.M. and St Chad, Item 2 libri organici debiles.

 

Wathey, 1988, 12, n. 127

1451/2: Et solutum eidem [Thomas Bokebynder] pro reparacione libri cum Cantu Organico ex dono Ricardi Glyn cum pergameno empto ad ponendum in eodem libro, xiiij d.

 

Wathey, 1988, 5, n. 31

by c. 1477, Exeter, Cathedral Church of St Peter, Lady Chapel: j liber organicus cum armis Rogeri Keys in tercio folio [blank]

 

Wathey, 1988, 6, n. 36:

c. 1480, Leicester, Augustinian Abbey of B.V.M. De Pratis: Cantica Organica: Item unus liber de canticis organicis per fratrem T. Preston 2o fo quedam <antiphona incipiens> prolem in cruce.

 

Jussieu, 210-211

1483, Sainte-Chapelle, Chambéry:

221. Item unus magnus liber cantus organi [BH: in paper, beginning] Asperges me.

 

224. Item unus alius magnus liber cantus organi copertus coreo rubeo.