Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 5, All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: i + 95 + i
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 402 x 268
Quire structure: Text version
Index / Table of Contents: 'table del presente libro', f. 1r
Other devices: 5 different foliations: 2 with Roman numerals, 3 with arabic numerals.
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking | none visible |
| Ruled grid | normally |
| Ruling pattern |
variable
Four ruling patterns: A) ff. 1v-6v, 11bisr-16v: text and music area 351-355 x 215mm; stave height: 22mm; stave distance: 16-19mm; distance between grid lines: 39-42mm; no justification lines visible, two horizontal lines drawn for each text line in red or brown ink; staves 1 and 6 indented by c. 1.5cm B) ff. 7r-11v: text and music area 375-388 x 200-205mm; stave height: 22mm; stave distance: 19-23mm; distance between grid lines: 43-46mm; red ink justification lines and double text lines; staves 1 and 5 indented by c. 4.5cm (these indents are often filled in) C) ff. 17r-v, 24r-v, 67r-90v: text and music area 335-345 x 209-212mm; stave height: 24mm; stave distance: 12-14mm; distance between grid lines: 38-40mm; brown ink justification lines and upper horizontal ruling above top stave, two horizontal lines drawn for each text line; usually staves 1 and 6 indented by c. 3.5cm D) ff. 18r-23v, 25r-66v, 91r-94v: text and music area 373-380 x 211-215mm; stave height: 24-24.5mm; stave distance: 16-19mm; distance between grid lines: 42-47mm; red or brown ink justification lines and double text lines; no staves indented. |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| reddish brown ink | normally | 1v-6v, 7r-11v, 11bisr-16v, 18v-23v, 25r-66v, 91r-94v | 1v-6v, 11bisr-16v: no justification lines, double text lines ruled in faint reddish brown ink 7r-11v: red justification lines only 18v-23v, 25r-66v, 91r-94v: reddish brown justification lines and double text lines |
| hard point | rarely | e.g. f. 67r | |
| brown ink | sometimes | 17r-v, 24r-v, 67r-90v | justification lines and horizontal boundary line above top stave line; double text lines |
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| dark brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | occasionally | 1v-16v | 22 mm |
| single rastrum | normally | 17r-94v | 24 mm |
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single | occasionally | 1v-6v, 11bisr-16v | staves one and six indented by c. 15mm |
| single | rarely | 7r-11v | staves one and five indented by c. 40-50mm, often filled in. |
| single | sometimes | 17r-v, 24r-v, 67r-90v | normally staves one and six indented by c. 35mm, occasionally staves one and five or one only |
| none | often | 18r-23v, 25r-66v, 91r-94v | stave not indented, notation indented on stave |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | normally | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| not in dedicated space | always | 36v-37r | non underlaid text written between staves |
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| notation extended into margin | occasionally | ||
| staves extended into margin | rarely | 63r | |
| notation and staves extended into margin | sometimes | ||
| staveline added | rarely | ||
| Indentation for initials filled in | sometimes | ||
| made for complete additional staves | never | ||
| partial additional staves | never |
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 | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | dark brown |
| Type(s) of notation | chant (square), void mensural |
| Monophonic notation |
present
69r-v, 72r, chant incipits |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| repeat signs | 67v-68r | |
| end symbol | double barline, or multiple lines decreasing in length to central point | |
| signes-de-renvoi | 42v-43r, 89r | manicule |
| Later changes | Folios | |
| rastrum pen trials | 47v-48r | |
| barring added to discantus (and other) parts | 1v-10v | |
| paper pasted over note(s) as correction | 3r, 7r | |
| short addition to blank ruled page ('comonada Amen') | 16v | |
| notes erased and corrected by a different hand | 20r |
Text 1
| Types of script | display script |
| Types of script size position | for some voice names and some other liminary text |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | dark brown |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Abbreviations | some |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Text 2
| Types of script | cursive (humanistic) |
| Types of script size position | underlaid text |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | dark brown |
| Multiple texts |
yes
92v-93r |
| Text repetitions | fairly many |
| Abbreviations | fairly many |
| Non underlaid vocal text |
additional
36v-37r, written between the staves |
| Liminary text | 'tacet', 'ut supra', 'duo', 'pro pluuia (petenda)', 'in feriis', 'in agendis mortuorum', 'verte', 'feriales', composer attributions |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | fair |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penned initials | normally | calligraphic , calligraphic with decoration, calligraphic with grotesque heads, plain initials | one stave tall, at the start of each voice (stave indented) | drawn in same or similar ink to text/music | 9v-10r: includes foliage and birds 10v-11r: plain initials 87v-88r: red ink | |
| initials planned | rarely | 11v | stave indented at the start of each voice | stave indented at the start of each voice, first letter missing | ||
| Other decoration frequency | Folios | Other decoration type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | |
| occasionally | decorative final long | |||||