Milan, Italy, Archivio della Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, Sezione Musicale, Librone 1 (olim 2269), All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: iii + i + 188 + iii
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 640 x 455
Quire structure: Text version
Title page / Frontispiece: 1ar: 'Liber capelle ecclesie maioris Mediolani factus opera et solicitudine Franchini Gaffori laudensis prefecti prefate capelle impensa vero Ven. fabrice dicte ecclesie anno domini MCCCCLXXXX die 23 Junii'
1v: miniature of Duomo in "S" initial.
Other devices: 1. Early (original?) foliation reddish brown ink top right, 1-188
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
1-117Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Pricking | none visible |
Ruled grid |
always,
Single line on left and right, no lines for text. |
Ruling pattern |
highly regular
12 pentagrams, ruled freehand, very parallel and even. |
Staves omitted from grid | never |
Incomplete staves | never |
Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|
lead point | always | ||
Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
brown | always | ||
Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
double rastrum | always | Double rastrum 27.5/26.5 mm, distance 20 mm, for staves 3-12 | |
single rastrum | always | 25.5 mm, for staves 1-2 | |
Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
single | always | Stave 1 always indented, 40-65 mm. Lower voices no indent. Miniature on fol. 1v partially over stave, makes use of lines. | |
Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
empty ruled staves on grid | often | ||
Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
no separate text | always | ||
Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
notation and staves extended into margin | sometimes | ||
made for complete additional staves | rarely |
Copying of text and music
Language(s) | Latin |
---|---|
Higlighting | none |
Order of Copying |
music first
always |
Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
fully texted with one text | all voice parts | normally |
Music
Colour(s) of notation | black |
Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
Type of notation note | round or rhomboid shaped notation of varying size and thickness |
Monophonic notation | absent |
Level of calligraphy | fair |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Pricking | none visible |
Ruled grid |
always,
single line on left and right, no lines for text |
Ruling pattern |
highly regular
11 pentagrams, ruled freehand, very parallel and even. |
Staves omitted from grid | never |
Incomplete staves | never |
Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|
lead point | always | ||
Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
black | always | ||
Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
double rastrum | always | Double rastrum 26/25 mm, distance 26.5 mm, for staves 3-12 | |
single rastrum | always | 25.5 mm for staves 1-2 | |
Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
single | always | Stave 1 always indented, 40-65 mm. Lower voices no indent. | |
Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
empty ruled staves on grid | often | ||
Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
no separate text | always | ||
Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
made for complete additional staves | rarely | Extra staves added on fols. ?? | |
notation and staves extended into margin | sometimes |
Copying of text and music
Language(s) | Latin |
---|---|
Higlighting | none |
Order of Copying |
music first
always |
Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
fully texted with one text | all voice parts | normally |
Music
Colour(s) of notation | black |
Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
Type of notation note | round or rhomboid shaped notation of varying size and thickness |
Monophonic notation | absent |
Level of calligraphy | fair |