Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: iv + 261 + iv
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 190 x 140
Quire structure: Text version
Index / Table of Contents: ff. 2r-10r: original index, lists some pieces now missing due to lost folios.
Other devices: 1. Original foliation, i-ccciiii, beginning on f. 11r, in red ink except for last 12 numbers, which are in black ink. First 10 folios originally unnumbered; "ccxlvi" applied to two consecutive folios; ff. vii, lxxxiii-lxxxiv, lxxxix-xci, xcvi, cxiv-cxvi, cxxiii-cxxiv, clv-cxciv, ccxliii, ccxcii now missing.
2. Modern pencil foliation, recto top right, 1-261
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking | none visible |
| Ruled grid |
sometimes,
Not usually visible. Some folios (e.g. ff. 258r-261v) appear to have a pencil-drawn writing frame, others no frame is visible. |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly irregular
Ruling pattern adapted according to each song. |
| Staves omitted from grid | normally |
| Incomplete staves |
rarely,
33r, 60r, 120v, 154r, 200v |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| lead point | often | not always visible | |
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| straightedge | normally | later added staves drawn freehand | |
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single | rarely | 250r-253v, 255r-256v, 258r-261v | first stave indented on each page |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | often | ||
| staves not ruled on grid | often | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| provided, in dedicated space | sometimes | staves omitted from grid to make space for separate text | |
| not in dedicated space | sometimes | separate text written on blank ruled staves or in margins | |
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| partial additional staves | sometimes | usually for additional songs (not usually to accommodate original songs over-running) | |
| made for complete additional staves | often | usually for additional songs (not usually to accommodate original songs over-running) | |
| staves extended into margin | rarely | 17r, 49r, 52r, 60r, 74r, 95v-96v, 97v, 250r, 260r | |
| notation and staves extended into margin | occasionally | usually for additional songs (not usually to accommodate original songs over-running) | |
| other | rarely | 254, 257 | replacement folios, appear to present same contents as originals - no loss of text/music at beginning/end of folio |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | French, Italian, Latin, Spanish |
|---|---|
| Order of Copying |
music first
normally, It would appear that the music was copied after the initials were copied (e.g. 13v, 38v). |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully texted with one or two texts | discantus | normally | ||
| provided with one or two incipits | all except discantus | normally | ||
| untexted | all except discantus | rarely | 32 instances | |
| provided with one or two incipits | discantus | rarely | 129r, 201r | |
| partially texted with one text | discantus | rarely | 220r | |
| untexted | all voice parts | rarely | 181r, 257v-258r | |
| provided with one or two incipits | all voice parts | rarely | 19 instances | |
| fully texted with one or two texts | all voice parts | occasionally | ||
| fully texted with one or two texts | bassus | rarely | 95r | |
| provided with one or two incipits | all except bassus | rarely | 95r | |
| fully texted with one or two texts | all except bassus | rarely | 247r | |
| provided with one or two incipits | bassus | rarely | 51v-52r, 247r | |
| provided with one or two incipits | tenor | rarely | 72v-73r, 76r, 78r, 83r | |
| untexted | all except discantus and tenor | rarely | 76r, 78r, 83r | |
| untexted | tenor | rarely | 80v-81r, 256v-257r | |
| partially texted with one or two texts | tenor | rarely | 51v-52r, 235v-236r | |
| partially texted with one or two texts | bassus | rarely | 72v-73r, 235v-236r | |
| provided with one or two incipits | all except discantus and tenor | rarely | 80v-81r, 234v-235r, 256v-257r | |
| fully texted with one or two texts | tenor | rarely | 234v-235r | |
| provided with one or two incipits | altus | rarely | 235v-236r |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | brown |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | rhomboid note heads |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| repeat signs | 58v-59r, 69r, 71r, 95v-98r, 104v-105r, 110r, 126r-v, 142v, 147r, 149r, 189r, 190r, 192r, 203r-v, 207v-208r, 221v, 225r, 230r-231r, 233v-234r, 244r, 258r | |
| signes-de-renvoi | very common unusual 'zigzag' design between diagonal lines drawn from stave on verso to stave on recto | |
| Later changes | Folios | |
| Numerous later additions: whole pieces added to blank staves/blank space; extra voice parts added to existing pieces (normally the altus or 'contratenor primus'); different versions of same piece. |
Text
| Types of script | hybrida |
| Types of script note | A larger, hybrida formata script is used for the voice names of all lower voices. |
| Level of calligraphy | poor |
| Colour(s) of text | red dark brown some red ink used on ff. 25r, 207v (and in foliation) |
| Multiple texts |
yes
Very common |
| Text repetitions | fairly few |
| Abbreviations | some |
| Non underlaid vocal text |
additional
some in blank staves, some in margins, much in space where staves have been omitted from the grid |
| Liminary text | Most pieces provided with composer's name, in centre of upper margin, on verso if the song spreads across the opening. 'aliomodo' 25r, 155r, 165r, 180v 'canon' 94r 'duo' 156r, 192r, 212r |
| Later changes |
Lower voices initially provided with incipits only, remainder of text provided in a second hand: 40v-41r, 45v-46r, 62v-64r, 75v, 102v-103r, 114v-115r, 116v-117v, 130v, 140v-142v, 143v, 144v, 145v, 147v, 148v-149v, 151v, 157v, 188v, 189v-190r, 199r, 205v-206v, 229v.,
40v-41r, 45v-46r, 62v-64r, 75v, 102v-103r, 114v-115r, 116v-117v, 130v, 140v-142v, 143v, 144v, 145v, 147v, 148v-149v, 151v, 157v, 188v, 189v-190r, 199r, 205v-206v, 229v |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | fair |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initials planned | rarely | 251r, 258r, 261r | staves indented | |||
| penned initials | normally | calligraphic , calligraphic with grotesque heads | No more than one stave tall, often shorter (particularly ff. 70r-102r, 121r-137v, 154v-192v). Placed on stave (notation slightly indented on stave) or just before stave at start of piece; other voice parts may start part way through the stave and their initials can be drawn through the stave. | Small calligraphic letters for the first underlaid word of the discantus and the voice names of all other parts, found throughout the manuscript - for all original songs. Decoration of added songs is variable. Grotesque heads only found 251v onwards. | staves (and notation) indented ff. 250v-253v, 255r-256v, 258r-261v |