| Title | Authors [Topics] | Other sources? | VV | Genre | Notes | Sources |
| Aristippe quamvis sero | [Diogenes]; [Aristippus]; Horace | Biblical | 1 | M/T | Mythical. Where does Horace come from here? Philip the Chancellor | F+ |
| Artium dignitas | Horace | Biblical; Patristic | 2 | S/T | Carmine, IV 3, 22. Reference is completely without significance in musical setting | F;W1+ |
| Breves dies hominis | Ovid | Biblical | 1 | S/S | Amores, III, iv, 17 (see also ‘Nitimur in vetitum’ and ‘Curritur ad vocem’). No impact on music | F+ |
| Celum non animum | Horace x3; Boethius | Biblical; Patristic | 3 | S/S | Citations begin stanzas I (Horace, Epistulae, I, ii, 27); II (Boethius, Consolatio philosophiae, I, o, 22; III (Horace, Epistulae I, ii, 40); V (Horace, Epistulae, I, I, 90 [ref. to Proteus]). This is a stanzaic piece so there are issues about repetition and reinterpretation. Copied next to ‘Leniter ex merito’ in F and W1 | F;W1+ |
| Cum animadverterem | Cato: Ovid; Terence | None | 3 | M/S | Distichae Heroides, v, 116; Phormio, 186 No signficance in musical setting | F;W1+ |
| Curritur ad vocem | Ovid; Propertius | Biblical | 2 | S/S | CF of ‘Crucifigat omnes’ (or part of it?) Amores, III, iv, 17; Ars amatoria, 3:604; Propertius II, 6,5,43 [unclear in scan] (see also ‘Nitimur in vetitum’ and ‘Breves dies hominis). | Non-central |
| De rupta repecula | Pliny; Lucan; Martial; [Apollo and Parnassus]; Horace; Virgil; Ovid | Biblical; Historical; topical | 3 | M/T | >1224. VI, 21 & 23; Lucan, III, 172; Martial I, 77; C[?armine], III, xxi, 19-20; Aeneid, IV, 58; Amores, III, 15 & 17. F has stanzas 1, 3 & 5; Chalons has 1-2 and 3-5 (inc.: ‘Pictavorum idolum’). Mythic references in 1-2 but formal citations in 3-5? Placement of caudae have nothing to do with classical allusion | CH; F |
| Debet se circumspicere | Seneca; Publilius | Biblical | 2 | M/S | De beneficiis, 2.16.2 (see also ‘Fas et nefas’; ‘Frater iam pospicias’ and ‘Premii dilatio’) and ibidem, 1.1.8. See TBP thoughtful and subtle commentary. | F;W1+ |
| Deduc Syon uberrimas | Juvenal (TBP) | Biblical; Chatillon | 2 | M/T | Juvenal, Saturae, 1:45-48; Walter of Chatillon (?cites ‘Frigescente caritatis’); used for BD. | Central+; Stv |
| Fas et nefas | Horace; Cato x2; Juvenal x2; Persius | Biblical | 3 | S/S | CF Horace, Epistulae, XVIII, 9 and 17; Cato, Collectio distichorum vulgaris, Prologue 6; Juvenal, Saturae, V, 111; Persius, Saturae, III, 30; + allusion to Codrus (Juvenal, Saturae, III, 203ff (see also ‘Debet se circumspicere’). References in poetry of all five stanzas. MS distribution allows the possibility of non-Parisian origin | F+ |
| Frater iam prospicias | Seneca; Publilius. TBP | Biblical | 2 | S/T | Lots of paraphrase here though; TBP commentary importnat | F+ |
| Gaude presul in domino | Ovid | Biblical | 2 | M/T | Metamorphoses, 15,11. This is a big piece, but unsure how the Ovid quotation is set off if at all (preceded by 4 caudae and followed by 3). | F;W1+ |
| Hac in die salutaris | Horace | Biblical | 2 | S/T | Carmina, IV, 7, 7-8. | F unique |
| Heu he heu quam subditis | Claudian | Biblical | 2 | M/S | In Rufinum, 2, 49; cauda only at end of work (Loeb 135:60-61) and citations are not highlighted | F unique |
| Homo natus ad laborem tui status | [Prometheus] | Biblical | 1 | M/S | Single reference to Prometheus (which is Greek legend anyway) | F+ |
| In nova fert animus | Ovid; Horace | Biblical | 1 | M/T | Metamorphoses, I, 1; Espistolae, I, xiv, 36. Melismas at beginning and end, and no reflection of classical borrowing. | F+ |
| In novas fert animus | Ovid | Biblical | 2 | M/T | Metamorphoses, I, 1; no reflection of classical borrowing. See also ‘In nova fert animus mutare in Add. A. 44, fol.65v | F unique |
| In occasu sideris | [Hector]; [Zeus] [Hercules] | None; topical | 2 | S/S | >1183 or >1189 These are classical allusions to Greek myth without citation. | F;W1+ |
| In pretio pretium | Ovid x2; Horace; [Homer] | None | 3 | M/S | Fasti, I, 217-8, II, 279; Epistulae, I, vi, 37. References in both stanzas (to same music); cf ‘Fas et nefas’ which does something similar | F+ |
| In ripa Ligeris | [Ceres]; [Liber] | Biblical; topical | 2 | M/T | >1209. References to Ceres and Liber are of musical interest here in the way in which they are set apart from the rest. There are other musical correspondences in this piece as well. | F unique |
| Leniter ex merito | Ovid | Biblical | 3 | S/S | CF. Heroides, V, 7-8. Copied next to ‘Celum non animum’ in F and W1. | F;W1+ |
| Mundus a munditia | [Hercules] [two fates: Clotho ad Lachesis]; Virgil; Horace | Biblical | 3 | S/S | CF; myth; Georgics, IV, 387-414; Epistulae, II, ii, 173Stanzaic: only in stanzas 2 and 9. | F+ |
| Nemo sane spreverit | Ovid; Livy; Hesiod; (romance) TBP | Romance | 3 | S/S | <1223 Philip Augustus: one-eyed classical refs. Auctoritates are sources for mythical biographies. No relation with musical structure. NB Aguirre, Mercedes, and Richard Buxton, Cyclops: The Myth and Its Cultural History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. | F unique |
| Nitimur in vetitum | Ovid | Biblical | 1 | S/S | CF Amores, III, iv, 17 (see also ‘Breves dies hominis’ and ‘Curritur ad vocem’). No impact on music. | F+ |
| Nobilitas animi | Juvenal; Cicero; TBP | Biblical and early scholastics | 2 | M/S | Saturae, 8,20 (routed through William of Conches, Walter of Chatillon and Alan of Lille). TBP commentary here is brilliant! Opening cauda illustrates ‘Nobilitas’, + ‘Fuit, fuit’ (see analysis). | F unique |
| Non te lusisse | Horace | Biblical | 1 | S/S | Epistulae, I, xiv, 36 (see also ‘In nova fert animus’). No musical reflection of citations | F+ |
| O curas hominum | Persius; [Atrides]; [Orestes]; [Pylades]; [Theseus]; [Proteus]; Horace; Cicero | Biblical | 1 | M/S | Persius, Saturae, I, 1; Horace, Saturae, I, 1; Cicero, Pro Lucius Lucinius Murena, 23. Persius cite is highlighted by an opening cauda. | F unique |
| O qui fontem gratie | Boethius TBP | None | 2 | M/T/R | Music terms from De instiutione musica, esp. stanza 2 | Central+ |
| O varium fortune lubricum | Juvenal; Horace; Ovid. TBP | Biblical | 2 | S/S | Saturae, III, 7, 197-8; Epistulae, I, 1, 100; Metamorphoses, 2, 137 (none of these are in the first stanza) | F+ |
| Olim sudor Herculis | [Hydra]; [Hercules]; Virgil | None | 1 | M/S/R | Aeneid, viii, 190-297 DMS, 67-69 | F+ |
| Omni pene curie | Ovid; Horace TBP | Biblical | 2 | S/S | Fasti, 1.211-216; Odes, 2.2.9-16 (, 12,104ad). End of stanza 2 of 5. | F+ |
| Omnis in lacrimas | Propertius | Topical; Biblical | 1 | S/T | Elegiae, II, 20, 68 (Anderson’s ref. does not work with Loeb). No musical correspondence. | F+ |
| Pange melos lacrimosum | [Pallas; Nestor; Mars; Hector]. TBP | None | 2 | S/S | >1190. References are tucked away in stanza 3 of 4. Lament | F; W1 |
| Partus semiferos | Cicero; Juvenal | Biblical | 1 | S/S | Saturae, I, 74. Refs to Cicero are generic. Refs are tucked away in stanza 2 & 3 of 3. | F unique |
| Presul nostri | [Hector]; [Nestor] | Topical | 3 | M/S | Lament. Refs are in single stanza. Two versions. Worth looking @ musical presentation. | Central+ |
| Qui seminant in loculis | Juvenal | Biblical | 1 | M/S | Saturae, II, 3. Tucked away as the last line in stanza 3 of 3. BUT last two lines of each stanza are sententious. Music sets (1) Revelations and Matthew; (2) Psalm 40; (3) Juvenal. You might want to use this as an example of how easily the classics and the bible sit alongside each other. Monophonic cauda at end of each stanza. | F unique |
| Qui servare puberem | Ovid; Terence | Biblical; liturgical | 3 | S/S | Heroides, v., 116; Phormio, 186. No musical reflection. See also ‘Cum animadvertem’ | F;W1+ |
| Quo me vertam nescio | Ovid; Virgil | Biblical | 1 | M/T | Metamorphoses, 1, 625; Aeneid, 6, 287 and 10,565 | F+ |
| Redit aetas aurea | Virgil; Ovid TBP | Biblical | 2 | S/S | >1189 or >1194; CF. Aetas aurea / Golden Age. Virgil, Eclogae, 4, 4-10; Metamorphoses, 1, 89-90. Anderson cites also Alain de Lille and Claudius Claudianus, In Rufinum. No musical reflection | F;W1+ |
| Rege mentem et ordina | Horace TBP | Patristic | 2 | M/S | Epistulae, 1, 2, 62-63 + Augustine, De libri arbitrio, 3, 31 (PL 32:1286); single stanza. Cauda at end. | F;W1 |
| Si mundus viveret | Ovid TBP | Biblical | 3 | S/S | Fasti, I, 218 (see also ‘In precio precium’) is final line of stanza 5 of 5. | F+ |
| Si quis amat | Ovid; Cicero | None | 2 | M/S | Remedia amoris, 13-14; De finibus bonorum et malorum xx, 66 (Loeb vol 40, 70-71). Begin both stanzas 1 and 2 of 3; both quotations set to the same music. | W1 unique |
| Veneris prosperis | [Venus]; [Jupiter] TBP | None | 2 | S/S | Mythical | F+ |
| Virtutum thronus frangitur | Florus TBP | Biblical | 2 | M/T | Florus, Epitomae de Tito Livio bellorum omnium annorum duo libri ii, i, xlvi (mentions Crassus) [Loeb, 212 and 213] | F unique |
| Vite perdite | Virgil; [Sinon] [Cicero]; [Zeno] | Biblical | 2 | S/S | CF. Aeneid, II, 79ff. Peter of Blois. | F+ |
| Ysayas cecinit | [Tityrus] | Biblical | 3 | S/T | From Virgil’s Eclogae | Central+ |
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