Intabulation of the four-voice motet “Ecce, tu pulchra es” first identified by Ward (ward1953, 411). The tablature has been edited and published by John Robinson in the Music Supplement to Lute News 143 (October 2022), transcribed into letter tablature. Robinson’s commentary identifies the source of the text, the modern edition of the model in the New Josquin Edition : “J23. Ecce tu pulchra es [Behold you are fair] NJE 4 14.6, 4 voc to text from The Song of Songs chapter 1:15-16. Unembellished intabulation in up to four voices set a fourth below the vocal model. Tablature letters in red (grey in printed version of the supplement) 5 are based on the tenor voice to be sung to the underlaid somewhat garbled text beginning 'Amica mea oculi tui colu[m]baru[m], ecce tu pulcra es'.
Robinson’s editorial notes indicate the errors he found in the tablature: “J23. Italian tablature; 54/2 - a3 instead of e3; 71-2-3 - crotchets absent; 89/1 - b2 instead of b3; 93/1 - a4 red instead of a3; 93/2 - b4 instead of c4; 93/3 - b3b4 instead of a4; 103/2 - a4 added; 177/1 - b5 added.”