| A | alto |
| a-trb | alto trombone |
| a-vla | alto viola |
| arp | harp |
| B | bass (vocal) |
| b | bass (instrumental) |
| b-trb | bass trombone |
| b.fig | bass, figured |
| Bariton | baritone |
| bass | Thorough-bass |
| bc | thorough-bass (figured) |
| bombarde | bombardon |
| brasses | brasses |
| cb | double-bass |
| cemb | cembalo |
| cemb 4hands | cembalo fourhanded |
| chalumeau | shawm |
| choir book | choir book |
| cl | clarinet |
| clav | clavecin |
| clno | clarino |
| cnto | cornetto |
| Contra-A | contralto |
| contra-fag | double bassoon |
| cor | horn |
| cor di bassetto | basset horn |
| cor inglese | cor anglais |
| Coro | choir |
| Dessus | soprano (vocal) |
| dessus | soprano (instrumental) |
| fag | bassoon |
| fl | flute |
| fl.picc | piccolofuvola |
| guit | guitar |
| hautecontre | alto instrument |
| hpcd | harpsichord |
| i | instrumental part |
| iSol | solo instrument |
| keyb | keyboard instruments |
| Kornetto | cornet |
| lute | lute |
| Mezzo-S | mezzo-soprano |
| ob | oboe |
| ob d'amore* | oboe de amor |
| orch | orchestra |
| org | organ |
| org 4hands | organ (four-handed) |
| pf | pianoforte |
| pf 4hands | pianoforte (four-handed) |
| plck | plucked instrument(s) |
| recorder | block flute |
| S | soprano |
| Sprechstimme | speech voice |
| stck | percussion |
| strings | strings |
| T | tenor |
| t-trb | tenor trombone |
| taille | tenor part |
| theorbe | theorbo |
| timp | timpano(s) |
| tr | trumpet |
| trb | trombone |
| Treble | highest voice within sentence |
| treble | treble-highest instrumental voice |
| V | (vocal) voice |
| V 5 | 5th voice |
| Vag | additional voice |
| violetta | violetta |
| vl | violin |
| vla | viol(a) |
| vla d'amore* | viola d`amore |
| vla da gamba | viola da gamba |
| vlc | violoncello |
| vlne | violone |
| VSol | vocal solo part(s) |
| winds | wind players |
| woodwinds | woodwinds |
Set bookmark
3 Sacred songs
Original title: Miserere mei Deus a due cori. | Litania della Madonna a cinque
Material:
Notes: [S.l.], [s.n.], 18th/19th century
Comprises two different manuscripts bound together
On f.1, the second title, 'Litania della Madonna a cinque', has been crossed through in pencil. The same title is found on f.39r, at the beginning of the second part of the manuscript
William Barclay Squire, by whom presented to the British Museum in 1914
wm: A bull in a circle, with a cross above and the siglum 'G B J' below, is found in the first part of the manuscript. A sitting goat in a circle, with a cross above and the siglum 'P M' below, is found in the second part of the manuscript
Former Owner: Squire, William Barclay
The British Library, London GB-Lbl
(GB-Lbl/ Add. 39166)