Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.121, All folios

Physical description

Material: paper

Number of leaves: iv + 38 + iv

Format: oblong

Page dimensions: 140 x 207

Quire structure: Text version

Colophon: f. iir: Questo cha(n)zoniere / e della marietta filiuola di franc(esc)o pugi:

Other devices: Modern pencil foliation, recto bottom left, 1-38

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All folios

Pricking	normally, Single pricking holes for vertical bounding lines, no pricking for staves
Ruled grid	normally, Vertical bounding lines only, no lines for text. No bounding lines on f. 25r-v
Ruling pattern	highly regular
Staves omitted from grid	never
Incomplete staves	never

Medium and colour of grid	Frequency	Folios	Note
dark brown ink	always
Colour of staves	Frequency	Folios	Note
dark brown	always
Ruling medium	Frequency	Folios	Note
double rastrum	always		All pages ruled 2+2, rastrum size 13/12.5 mm with 10.5 mm distance between staves
Indentation for initials	Frequency	Folios	Note
none	rarely	23v, 32v-33r	f. 23v: Discantus part notation not indented. f. 32v-33r: All voices' notation not indented.
single	normally	2r-23r, 24r-32r, 33v-38r	Notation indented over ruled stave.
double	rarely	1v, 32r	1v indented for opening initial, 2 lines c. 30 mm 32r originally indented (for planned initial?), 2 lines c. 25 mm, later filled in
Extra space between voice parts	Frequency	Folios	Note
empty ruled staves on grid	often
Space provided for separate text	Frequency	Folios	Note
not in dedicated space	always	7v-8r, 9v-12r, 15v-19v, 23v-24r, 33v-34r	Sometimes extra verses of text is provided; if so this is always in the blank stave lines and/or in the margins.
Adhoc adaptation	Frequency	Folios	Note
partial additional staves	rarely	30r, 32r	staves drawn freehand
notation extended into margin	rarely	6v, 12v, 21v, 24v, 26v, 29v, 34v
staveline added	occasionally	5v, 7r, 11r, 13r, 19r, 23r, 26r, 29v, 37v

Language(s)	Dutch, French, Italian, Latin
Order of Copying	music first always

Presence/absence of text	Voice part	Frequency	Folios
fully texted with one text	discantus	often	1v-4r, 6v-7r, 9v-10r, 12v-14r, 15v-16r, 17v-22r, 31v-33r
untexted	all except discantus	normally	1v-5r, 6v-14r, 16v-20r, 22v-29r, 31v-34r
partially texted with one or two texts	discantus	sometimes	4v-5r, 7v-8r, 10v-12r, 14v-15r, 16v-17r, 22v-24r
untexted	all voice parts	occasionally	5v-6r, 29v-30r, 34v-35r, 36v-38r
provided with single incipit	discantus	occasionally	8v-9r, 24v-29r, 33v-34r
fully texted with one text	all except discantus	rarely	14v-15r
partially texted with one text	altus	rarely	15v-16r
untexted	all except discantus and altus	rarely	15v-16r
partially texted with one text	all except discantus	rarely	20v-21r
fully texted with one text	all except altus	rarely	21v-22r
untexted	altus	rarely	21v-22r
fully texted with one text	tenor	rarely	30v-31r
untexted	all except tenor	rarely	30v-31r

Colour(s) of notation	black blue gold
Colour of notation note	<p>f. 1v: Gold, the same as the initial and the Tenor voice designation</p> <p>f. 2r: Blue, the same colour as the penwork initial.</p>
Type(s) of notation	void mensural
Type of notation note	rhomboid, slightly rounded
Monophonic notation	absent
Level of calligraphy	fair

Non verbal performance instructions	Folios	Note
repeat signs	7v-8r, 11v-12r, 15v-18r, 19v-20r, 23v-24r, 35v-36r,
space-filler	1v-2r, 3r-v, 6r, 8v, 14v-15r, 20r-v, 22v	Final note elongated and decorated.
signes-de-renvoi	29v
end symbol	1v-5r, 6r-31r, 32v-35r, 36v-37r, 38r	Decorative flourish after final bar line.
Later changes	Folios
Short single voice line added to ruled staves on final folio verso: 'sancta maria ora pro nobis'	38v

Types of script	cursive (italic)
Types of script size position	Voice names written in a larger script, influenced by the batarde.
Level of calligraphy	poor
Colour(s) of text	brown
Multiple texts	yes 16v
Text repetitions	very few
Abbreviations	fairly few
Non underlaid vocal text	additional 7v-8r, 9v-12r, 15v-19v, 23v-24r, 33v-34r, extra verses written into blank staves and/or the lower margin (the latter is less frequent)

Level of Decoration	fair

Decoration initial type	Frequency	Folios	Initial type(s)	Size position	Description	Discrepancies
penned initials	normally	2v-32r, 33v-38r	calligraphic	at the beginning of all voice parts except discantus, one stave high.	voice part name
penned initials	often	2v-23r	decorated, flourished	at the start of the discantus, one stave high	first letter of text ff. 2v-9r: gold coloured initial with blue and red flourishing ff. 9v-23r: blue initial with red flourishing
initials planned	sometimes	24v-38r			ff. 24v-32r, 33v-38r discantus indented but no initial provided (no cues on ff. 29v, 30v, 34v, 36v, 37v). ff. 32v-33r all voices indented but no initial provided, no cues.
penned initials	rarely	1v	decorated, flourished	at the start of the discantus, two staves high	Gold coloured letter with blue and red flourishing
penned initials	rarely	1v-2r	calligraphic with decoration	all voice parts except discantus, one stave high	Tenor: gold coloured letter with blue flourishing Bassus: blue letter with red flourishing
Other decoration frequency		Folios	Other decoration type(s)	Size position	Description	Discrepancies
occasionally		1v-2r, 3r-v, 6r, 8v, 14v-15r, 20r-v, 22v	decorative final long		final note of voice part decorative and elongated