Manuscript: Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-5-20 (olim Z Tab. 137, N.° 25)

Manuscript type: non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony

RISM siglum: E-Sc 5-5-20

DIAMM Source Key: 2019

Folio(s): 39-66

Date: Early 16th century

see Anglès 1941-71, Elústiza 1933

Location of origin: Seville, Spain

Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-5-20 (olim Z Tab. 137, N.° 25), 39-66

Physical description

Material: paper

Number of leaves: i + 28

Format: upright

Page dimensions: 276 x 205

Quire structure: Text version

Index / Table of Contents: Incomplete original index on verso of first folio (endleaf); pieces grouped as "Salves" and "Motetes de la Salve."

Non-musical texts: Second fascicle of a composite volume containing various non-musical and musical items, including a theoretical treatise by Pietro de Cannuzi. In this fascicle, prayers on f. 1v.

Other devices: 1. Original foliation, ink recto top right, i-xxviii (excludes first folio (endleaf); f. 16 now missing). [used here]
2. Modern foliation of polyphonic section, pencil recto top right, 1-28 (starting on endleaf)
3. Modern foliation of entire volume, pencil recto bottom right, 39-66.

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Preparation and Copying

All folios

Preparation

Disposition of Voice Parts Key

Pricking	never
Ruled grid	normally, barely visible
Ruling pattern	fairly regular staves often extend beyond faint justification lines
Staves omitted from grid	never
Incomplete staves	never

Medium and colour of grid	Frequency	Folios	Note
lead point	normally		very faint, barely visible
Colour of staves	Frequency	Folios	Note
dark brown	always
Ruling medium	Frequency	Folios	Note
single rastrum	always		14mm tall
Indentation for initials	Frequency	Folios	Note
single	normally		First and fifth staves of page slightly indented
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	occasionally	2v-3r, 6r, 14r, 18r, 23r	additional staves often drawn freehand
notation extended into margin	rarely	20v, 23r, 27r
notation and staves extended into margin	rarely	9r, 13v-14r, 21r	ff. 13v-14r, 21r: several staves extended into both inner and outer margins
other	sometimes		indentation of fifth stave is 'filled in' freehand, so that stave starts in line with others

Copying of text and music

Language(s)	Latin
Order of Copying	music first normally

Presence/absence of text	Voice part	Frequency	Folios
fully texted with one text	all voice parts	normally	2v-20r, 22v-27r
untexted	all voice parts	rarely	21v-22r
fully texted with one text	discantus	rarely	20v-21r
untexted	all except discantus	rarely	20v-21r

Music

Colour(s) of notation	black dark brown
Colour of notation note	ff. 20v-24r notation (and text) black; otherwise dark brown.
Type(s) of notation	chant (square), void mensural
Type of notation note	rhomboid noteheads
Monophonic notation	present 2v, 7v, 9v, 10v, in the tenor voice, for the non polyphonic-sections of the chant.
Level of calligraphy	high

Non verbal performance instructions	Folios	Note
coronae	2v-3r, 9v-10r, 11v-14r, 18v-19r, 21v-22r, 26v-27r
end symbol		more decorative forms 2v-13r
signes-de-renvoi	5v-6r, 6v-7r, 19v-20r	ff. 5v-7r: highly ornate flourish ff. 19v-20r: pointing finger
Line fillers	Folios	Note
none
Later changes	Folios
practice note forms 4r	4r

Text 1

Types of script	cursive
Types of script folios	13v-14r
Level of calligraphy	fair
Colour(s) of text	dark brown
Multiple texts	no
Text repetitions	fairly few
Abbreviations	some
Non underlaid vocal text	none

Text 2

Types of script	rotonda
Types of script folios	1v-13r
Level of calligraphy	high
Colour(s) of text	dark brown
Multiple texts	no
Text repetitions	fairly many
Abbreviations	some
Non underlaid vocal text	none
Liminary text	composer named in upper margin of verso, 2v, 5v, 7v, 11v

Text 3

Types of script	humanistic
Types of script folios	15v-27r
Level of calligraphy	high, some large decorative descenders/ascenders
Colour(s) of text	black dark brown ff. 20v-24r text (and notation) black, otherwise dark brown
Multiple texts	no
Text repetitions	fairly many
Abbreviations	some
Non underlaid vocal text	none
Liminary text	composers names given ff. 15v, 17v, 18v, 22v, 25v tenor part named in majuscules: 17v, 19v, 20v, 22v, 25v, 26v, 15v, 17v, 18v, 19v, 20v, 22v, 25v, 26v

Decoration

Level of Decoration	fair

Decoration initial type	Frequency	Folios	Initial type(s)	Size position	Description	Discrepancies
penned initials	often	2v-13v	calligraphic	one stave high, at the start of each voice part. First and fifth staves slightly indented, music indented on other staves where necessary.	In same or similar ink to text and notation
penned initials	often	15v-27r	calligraphic	start of each voice part, one stave high, staves slightly indented on first and fifth line, music indented on other staves where necessary	Simpler initials than in ff. 2v-13r: less repetitive elements, thinner nib. In same or similar ink to text and notation.
Other decoration frequency		Folios	Other decoration type(s)	Size position	Description	Discrepancies
rarely		4r, 21v	decorative final long

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