Verona, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS DCCLIX, All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: iii + 98 + iii
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 442 x 330
Quire structure: Text version
Other devices: 1. Modern library foliation top right, 1-98
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking |
always,
top and bottom of vertical lines, three in outside margins (bottom stave 1, top stave 4, top stave 10). Partly trimmed off. |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, text on single line, added after staves only where needed |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
all, 11 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes slightly uneven, not parallel, varying in distance |
| 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 |
| single rastrum | always | two rastra used in alternation, but not a double rastrum | |
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | always | ||
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| staves not ruled on grid | often | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | always | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| notation extended into margin | sometimes | ||
| notation and staves extended into margin | rarely |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Latin |
|---|---|
| Higlighting | none |
| Order of Copying |
music first
always, all |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Colour of notation folios | all |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | rhomboid, slightly falling off to the right, uneven and varying in size and aesthetic appeal. Ff. 1r, 41v-50r, 89v-97r rounder, 50v-65v, 74v-76r fully rounded, but all the same scribe. Some additions (eg ff. 19v-20r) possibly by different scribe |
| Monophonic notation |
present
Intonations, occasionally, square notation as black breves |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Level of calligraphy note | poor in additions |
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| none | ||
| Later changes | Folios | |
| Substantial number of additions on blank spaces or pages, codex grew over time, possibly by putting together separate quires and adding music in the gaps thus created |
Text
| Types of script | textura |
| Types of script note | Italian textura, additions cursive |
| Level of calligraphy |
fair,
medium to high, addition often low. Quite variable in size and quality |
| Colour(s) of text | black all |
| Multiple texts |
yes
occasionally |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations | very many |
| Non underlaid vocal text |
additional
extra strophes in some hymn sections |
| Liminary text | Some composer ascriptions, some indication of function/feastday in liturgical settings. Occasional "verte" indications and performance instructions (Tacet, cross-references). On 1-31 in red, within preplanned mise-en-page, very neat; later on more casual, in margins or wherever there is space. Voice designation for all voices except D in large display script upright in margin |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | poor |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penned initials | normally | calligraphic | small cadels with modest penwork, in margin as no indents. Almost always only D initial, remaining voices with part names in large display script upright in margin |