Bologna, Italy, Archivio Musicale di S Petronio, MS A. XXIX (olim B), All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: i + 28
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 575 x 435
Quire structure: Text version
Title page / Frontispiece: pastedown: "B"
Index / Table of Contents: 1r
Colophon: none
Other devices: Early foliation light brown ink top right, 1-12, 39-43, 49, 62-72, indicating substantial losses.
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, text on single line, added after staves only where needed |
| Ruling pattern | fairly regular |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hard point and lead point | always | bounding lines lead point, text lines hard point | |
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | Four different rastra used (17.5, 18.5, 19, 19.5 mm) | |
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | always | ||
| 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 | rarely | 9v, 10r, 41v | |
| notation and staves extended into margin | occasionally | 7r, 9v-10v, 11v, 71r |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Latin |
|---|---|
| Order of Copying |
music first
always, all |
| 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 |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
Text
| Types of script | antiqua |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Colour(s) of text | black |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | very few |
| Abbreviations | fairly many |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text |
Tacet instructions,
5v, 40v |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | very poor |