Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 17, Altus
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: 13
Format: oblong
Page dimensions: 142 x 212
Quire structure: Text version
Title page / Frontispiece: "Pastrana" (different hand)
"Altus"
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Pricking |
always,
lower margins for justification lines |
Ruled grid | always |
Ruling pattern |
highly regular
justification lines only |
Staves omitted from grid | never |
Incomplete staves | never |
Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|
hard point | always | ||
Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
dark brown | always | ||
Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
single rastrum | always | ||
Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
single | often | The stave and notation is indented on each verso. Where an initial is needed on a recto (ff. 1r, 6r, 10r, 12r), the notation is indented on the stave. | |
Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
empty ruled staves on grid | sometimes | ||
Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
no separate text | always | ||
Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
notation and staves extended into margin | occasionally | 3r, 4r-5r, 6v | |
staveline added | occasionally | 2v, 4v, 6v, 7v, 11r |
Copying of text and music
Language(s) | Latin, Spanish |
---|---|
Order of Copying |
music first
always |
Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
partially texted with one text | altus | rarely | 1r-2r | |
fully texted with one text | altus | normally | 2v-11r, 12r-13r | |
fully texted with one or two texts | altus | rarely | 11v |
Music
Colour(s) of notation | dark brown |
Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
Monophonic notation | absent |
Level of calligraphy | fair |
Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|
repeat signs | 11v | |
signa congruentiae | 8v, 9v, 11v-12r |
Text
Types of script | cursive (humanistic) |
Level of calligraphy | high |
Colour(s) of text | dark brown |
Multiple texts |
yes
11v |
Text repetitions |
fairly many
Often indicated by 'ij' |
Abbreviations | fairly few |
Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Liminary text |
'duo' 3v,
3v |
Later changes |
Between the two underlaid words 'Kyrie eleyson' on f. 1r, a later hand added 'eleison Kyrie eleison Kyrie',
1r |
Decoration
Level of Decoration | fair |
Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
penned initials | always | 1r-v, 2v, 3v, 4v, 5v-6v, 7v, 8v, 9v-10v, 11v-12v | calligraphic | One stave high at start of each movement/song; staves and notation indented on versos, notation only indented on rectos. |