The 'Iles' part-books: music for viols and lyra viols | Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford University

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Title

The 'Iles' part-books: music for viols and lyra viols

Shelfmark

MSS. Mus. Sch. d. 245-247 (Former reference: Music School B. 4. 1-3)

Summary

Three part-books containing nearly 450 pieces for one, two, and three viols, including music for one, two and three lyra viols written in tablature, mid-17th cent.

Date

17th cent., before 1639

Language

English

Physical facet

Three instrumental parts (i-iii), iv + 294, iv + 288 pages and i + 102 leaves respectively. Quiring normally in fours, but i includes two, and ii three, scattered gatherings of eight. Watermark, coat of arms, not in Heawood. Ruling was done according to need, and blank pages remain at the ends of the volumes. Binding, brown calf with central gold floral device, blind fillets enclosing gold fillets, formerly tied with green strings. i was numbered 9, ii, 8, and iii, 10.

Physical extent

1 box

Custodial history

This item is part of the Music School collection of printed and manuscript music, which was originally bequeathed to the University of Oxford by William Heather (c 1563-1627), and gradually added to until the end of the 18th century. The present manuscript was owned by William Iles, 1673. Sent by him with 7 other books to Dr Fell, Dean of Christ Church, 'for the use of the publicke Musick Scoole in Oxford' according to E. Lowe's inscription in each volume.