Motetti A, Venice, Italy, 1502, , All
Physical description
Material: paper
Format: oblong
Page dimensions: 169 x 240
Quire structure: Text version
Title page / Frontispiece: None.
"Motetti.A.numero.trentatre" on two lines in Rotonda type, large woodcut initial 'A' in the middle of the page, same woodcut used as in Odhecaton A
None.
Index / Table of Contents: 1v: One column with 34 lines, contents listed alphabetically.
Colophon: 1502:
Impressum Uenetijs per Octauianum Petrutium Forosemproniensem die 9 Madij Salutis anno 1502 Cum priuilegio inuictissimi Dominij Uenetiarum quae nnllus possit cantum Figuratus Imprimere sub pena in ipso priuilegio contenta. Registrum ABCDEFG. Omnes quaterni.
[Petrucci's device]
1504:
Impressum Uenetijs per Octauianum Petrutium Forosemproniensem. Die 13 Februarij Salutis anno 1504. Cum priuilegio inuictissimi Dominij Uenetiarum: quae nullus possit cantum Figuratum imprimere sub pena in ipso priuilegio contenta. Registrum ABCDEFG Omnes quaterni.
[Petrucci's device]
1502: Impressum Uenetijs per Octauianum Petrutium Forosempronien sem die 9 Madij Salutis anno 1502 Cum priuilegio inuictissimi Dominij Uenetiarum quae nnllus possit cantum Figuratus 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.
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
AllPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking | n/a |
| Ruled grid | n/a |
| Ruling pattern | highly regular |
| Staves omitted from grid | n/a |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| single | always | Staves never indented, stave lines and initials overlap. | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | occasionally | 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) | |
|---|---|
| Order of Copying |
movable type, triple impression
always |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| untexted | all voice parts | rarely | 2r | |
| fully texted with one text | all voice parts | normally | 2v–14r, 15v–16r, 19v–22r, 26v–31r, 34v–49r, 50v–55r | |
| partially texted with one text | discantus | occasionally | 14v, 16v-19r, 24v | |
| provided with single incipit | all voice parts | often | 22v-24r, 25r, 31v-34r, 49v-50r, 55v |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | n/a |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| signes-de-renvoi | 34v–35r | A double-cross at the end of a staff indicating a part continuing on the facing page. |
| signa congruentiae | ||
| coronae |
Text
| Types of script | rotonda |
| Types of script folios | All |
| Level of calligraphy | n/a |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations | few |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text | Composer's name placed above and middle of the top staff of each piece (exception f. 55v, "Josquin" between staves 3 and 4); Part names vertically on the left margin of the staves: 2v–14r, 15v–22r, 26v–49r, 50v–55r Tenor Altus Bassus 14v–15r Tenor Bassus 22v–24r, 24v–26r, 49v–50r, 55v Tenor Contra |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | poor |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| printed initials | always | A large decorative woodcut initial used in the title page (A), same as in Odhecaton A; Decorative woodcut initials in the beginning of the song at discantus. |