Canti B, Venice, Italy, 1501–1502, , 56

Physical description

Material: paper

Number of leaves: 56

Format: oblong

Page dimensions: 165 x 237

Quire structure: Text version

Title page / Frontispiece: None.

"Canti.B.numero Cinquanta" on two lines in rotonda type, with a large woodcut initial ´B´ in the middle of the page.

None.

Index / Table of Contents: Two columns, 26–27 lines, contents divided with headings "A quatro" (left column) and "A tre" (lower half of the right column).

Colophon: "Impressum Uenetijs per Octauianum Petrutium Forosempronien sem die 5 Februarij Salutis anno 1501 Cum priuilegio inuictissimi Dominii Uenetarium quae nullus possit cantum Figuratum Im primere sub pena in ipso priuilegio contenta. Registrum ABCDEFG. Omnes quaterni.
[Petrucci's device]"

1501-2: "Impressum Uenetijs per Octauianum Petrutium Forosempronien | sem die 5 Februarij Salutis anno 1501 Cum priuilegio inuictissi | mi Dominii Uenetarium quae nullus possit cantum Figuratum Im | primere sub pena in ipso priuilegio contenta. | Registrum ABCDEFG. Omnes quaterni. [Petrucci's device]"
1503: "Impressum Uenetijs per Octauianum Petrutium Forosempronien | sem 1503 die 4 Augusti. Cum priuilegio inuictissimi Dominij | Uenetiarum quae nullus possit cantum Figuratum imprimere | sub pena in ipso priuilegio contenta. | Registrum ABCDEFG Omnes quaterni. [Petrucci's device]"

Non-musical texts: None.

Other devices: Foliation in arabic numerals on the top-right of the recto above the staff.

1501/2: f. 41r numbered as "35", f. 47r as "37"

Page details (zoom):

Preparation and Copying

Preparation

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Disposition of Voice Parts Key

Voice Parts Key

• Discantus
• Altus
• Tenor
• Bassus
• Contratenor
• Sextus
• Quintus
• Vagants
• Textus
• Triplex
• Medius / Meane
• Quatriplex

• Signe de renvoi

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Pricking	n/a
Ruled grid	n/a
Ruling pattern	highly regular
Staves omitted from grid	n/a
Incomplete staves	n/a

Indentation for initials	Frequency	Folios	Note
single	always		Staves not indented, stave lines and initials overlap. Exception f.41r (no initial)
Extra space between voice parts	Frequency	Folios	Note
empty ruled staves on grid	often		Empty stave left between voice parts whenever space allows.
Space provided for separate text	Frequency	Folios	Note
no separate text	always

Copying of text and music

Language(s)	French, Latin
Higlighting	None.
Order of Copying	movable type, triple impression always

Presence/absence of text	Voice part	Frequency	Folios	Note
provided with one or two incipits	all voice parts	normally
fully texted with one text	discantus	rarely	2v
fully texted with one text	tenor	rarely	2v

Music

Colour(s) of notation	black
Colour of notation folios	All
Type(s) of notation	void mensural
Type of notation folios	All
Monophonic notation	absent
Level of calligraphy	n/a

Non verbal performance instructions	Folios	Note
signa congruentiae
coronae

Text

Types of script	rotonda
Types of script size position	Large rotonda font used on the title page, smaller font used in text underlay, liminary text, and colophon.
Types of script folios	All
Level of calligraphy	n/a
Colour(s) of text	black All
Multiple texts	no
Text repetitions	none
Abbreviations	very few
Non underlaid vocal text	none
Liminary text	Composer's name placed above and middle of the top staff of each piece. Part names vertically on the left margin of the staves: 2r,3v–19r, 20v–27r, 28v–33r, 34v–35r, 36v–39v, 44v–45r Tenor Altus Bassus 2v–3r Tenor secundus Tenor primus Altus Bassus 19v–20r Tenor Contra Contra 27v–28r Tenor Contra Bassus 33v–34r Tenor Altus Contra 35v–36r Tenor Contra Contra Bassus 40r–41r Tenor Bassus 41v–44r, 45v–55v Tenor Contra

Decoration

Level of Decoration

poor

Decoration initial type	Frequency	Folios	Initial type(s)	Size position	Description	Discrepancies
printed initials	always		woodcut, calligraphic style		A large decorative woodcut initial used in the title page (B). Woodcut initials in the beginning of the song at the Discantus; Two different types of C (see for example ff. 10 & 16v).	Missing initials: 41r