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
Signe de renvoi
| 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 |