Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. X, All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: iii + I + 56 + iii
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 555 x 405
Quire structure: Text version
Other devices: 1. Modern library foliation, pencil top right, I, 1-56
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking | none visible |
| Ruled grid |
always,
Vertical bounding lines, double lines for text |
| Ruling pattern | highly regular |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| brown ink | always | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| dark brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | always | Music and text often indented over ruled staves to accommodate initials | |
| 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 |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Latin |
|---|---|
| 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 | brown |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | rhomboid shaped notation |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| cue notes | one or two notes after custos before page-turn to indicate beginning on next opening, occasionally | |
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| none |
Text
| Types of script | textura |
| Types of script note | with cursive elements |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | brown |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | fairly few |
| Abbreviations | fairly many |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text | Composer names, heading the opening Kyrie of every mass on verso and recto; voice-names, occasionally |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | fair |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penned initials | normally | calligraphic , flourished | ||||
| Other decoration frequency | Folios | Other decoration type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | |
| often | decorated letters, embellished final barline | elaborate penwork on some text descenders | ||||