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Mus. 52

Manuscript. Cantatas by Giacomo Carissimi, copied in score by Richard Goodson Sr; English, late 17th century. Items 1-4 in the inventory below were probably copied from Mus. 996. For a companion volume, also copied by Goodson Sr and containing other cantatas from Mus. 996, see Mus. 54.

Table of titles and composers in modern form. Display form found in manuscript.

1	Giacomo Carissimi	E pur vuole il cielo	ff. 1^r-5^v
2	Giacomo Carissimi	Chi fugge d'amor gl'affanni	ff. 6^r-10^r
3	Giacomo Carissimi	Alma, che fai, che pensi?	ff. 10^v-14^v
4	Giacomo Carissimi	Più non ti chieggio, ò Filli	ff. 15^r-20^v
5	Giacomo Carissimi	A piè d'un verde alloro assisi un dì	ff. 21^r-26^r

Upright format, 345 x 223 mm. 75 folios, of which only the first 27 have been foliated (in modern pencil); unused ruled staves from f. 26v to the end of the volume. Items 1-4 in the inventory above have been copied on slightly larger paper than is used for item 5. Collation details as follows:

items 1-4 (= ff. 1-20): 5 gatherings, each of 2 nested bifolios (= 4 folios);
item 5 (= ff. 21-[28]): 2 gatherings, each of 2 nested bifolios (= 4 folios);
remainder of volume: collation not researched.

Early 18th-century binding of thick grey card edged in vellum, exactly corresponding to that of Mus. 54. Bookplate 2 on inside lower cover. 19th-century shelfmark: I.1.16.

Provenance unknown, but most likely from the Aldrich bequest, on account of the presence of Bookplate 2. The earliest catalogue entry for this volume is by Hind in Dowding, where it occurs in the sequence of '18 Vols. of Musick, chiefly M.S. mark'd on the Backs, A. B. C. C.2. D. D.2. E. E.2. F. H. I. K. L. M. M.2. N. O. P. Q. T.'; Mus. 52 is annotated 'D' on the outside upper and lower covers, and at the head of the spine.

Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 47.