PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources

Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530

Manuscript: Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 3314 (I.M. 1079 (1-3))

Manuscript type: polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print

RISM siglum: I-PEc 1079

DIAMM Source Key: 2390

Image repositories: Internet Culturale

Folio(s): All folios

Date: First half of 16th century

date 1553 on last folio, but may not refer to time of copying

Location of origin: Italy (North)

Provenance

First half of 16th century (date 1553 on last folio, but may not refer to time of copying). Probably copied in northern Italy. Owned by "Hieronymi Muti de pappazuris" (inscription on first folio).

Artists/Scribes

Person: Anonymous, Anonymous
Person type: scribe
Location of origin: Italy

Basis for description: high-quality image

Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 3314 (I.M. 1079 (1-3)), All folios

Physical description

Material: paper

Number of leaves: D: 21

Format: oblong

Page dimensions: 160 x 230

Index / Table of Contents: Original index of Festa madrigals on new f. 15 lists pieces in order of appearance.

Non-musical texts: "Hieronymi Muti de pappazuris" (inscription on first folio).

Other devices: 1. Modern pencil foliation recto top right, 1-51, comprising both the print 1514/1 and the manuscript additions. Manuscript music on ff. 17-20 and 36-50.
2. Modern pencil foliation recto bottom right, comprising only the manuscript appendix at the end, 1-16.
3. Piece numbering ink at top of page, i-13 (mixed Roman and Arabic numerals), comprising only the first 13 pieces in the appendix

Page details (zoom):

Preparation and Copying

All folios

Preparation

Disposition of Voice Parts Key

Pricking none visible
Ruled grid always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text
Ruling pattern fairly regular
5 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, slightly varying in distance
Staves omitted from grid never
Incomplete staves never
Medium and colour of grid Frequency Folios Note
hard point or lead point always
Colour of staves Frequency Folios Note
black always
Ruling medium Frequency Folios Note
single rastrum always
Indentation for initials Frequency Folios Note
none always often music and text indented over ruled stave to accommodate initial
Extra space between voice parts Frequency Folios Note
empty ruled staves on grid occasionally to enable new piece to start on new page
Space provided for separate text Frequency Folios Note
no separate text always
Adhoc adaptation Frequency Folios Note
made for complete additional staves rarely 13v
staveline added rarely 2v
notation and staves extended into margin rarely
notation extended into margin occasionally

Copying of text and music

Language(s) Italian, Latin
Order of Copying music first
always
Presence/absence of text Voice part Frequency Folios Note
fully texted with one text all voice parts always
Music
Colour(s) of notation black
Type(s) of notation void mensural
Type of notation note teardrop-shaped notation
Monophonic notation absent
Level of calligraphy fair
Line fillers Folios Note
sometimes extended final longs and end-symbols at the end of pieces
Text
Types of script cursive (italic)
Level of calligraphy fair
Colour(s) of text black brown
Multiple texts no
Text repetitions some
Abbreviations few
Non underlaid vocal text none
Liminary text Composer names, normally. Verte, rarely

Decoration

Level of Decoration poor
Decoration initial type Frequency Folios Initial type(s) Size position Description Discrepancies
penned initials sometimes calligraphic , decorated with grotesque heads, plain initials moderately elaborate initials, some with faces
initials planned often
Other decoration frequency Folios Other decoration type(s) Size position Description Discrepancies
often decorative final long, embellished final barline, end-symbol