Canzoni sonetti strambotti et frottole. Libro primo, Siena, Italy, 1515, , All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: 51f.
Format: oblong
Page dimensions: 103 x 145
Quire structure: Text version
Title page / Frontispiece: A woodcut image: Four satyrs playing horns with an oblong choirbook tied to a tree in front of them, three women, a child and animals listening. Title "Canzoni sonetti strambotti et frottole libro primo" in Roman capitals on top of the image.
A woodcut image: Four satyrs playing horns with an oblong choirbook tied to a tree in front of them, three women, a child and animals listening. Title "Canzoni sonetti strambotti et frottole libro primo" in Roman capitals on top of the image.
See title page
Index / Table of Contents: Alphabetical order, two columns per page (1v-2r).
Colophon: "Impressum saenis per petrum samboettum neapolitanum anno incarnationis domini.M.D.XV.Die vero .XXX.mensis augusti." on six lines. The text is set in a triangular shape.
Non-musical texts: None.
Other devices: Foliation in arabic numerals on top-right of recto.
f. 42, foliation "4II".
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
AllPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Pricking | n/a |
Ruled grid | n/a |
Ruling pattern | highly regular |
Staves omitted from grid | never |
Incomplete staves | n/a |
Note | No indentation or elongation of the staves. |
Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | ||
Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
black | always | ||
Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
single | always | Indentation and initial in the discantus only. | |
Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
none | always | ||
Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
provided, in dedicated space | normally | Verses placed across the bottom of the opening. |
Copying of text and music
Language(s) | Italian |
---|---|
Higlighting | n/a |
Order of Copying |
woodcut, single impression
n/a |
Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
provided with single incipit | discantus | always | ||
provided with single incipit | altus | often | 6v-7r, 21v-22r, 13v-14r, 14v-15r, 15v-16r, 20v-21r, 21v-22r, 27v-28r, 30v-31r, 31v-32r, 35v-36r, 39v-40r, 41v-42r | |
provided with single incipit | bassus | rarely | 23v-24r | |
provided with single incipit | all except bassus | rarely | 12v-13r, 18v-19 | |
provided with single incipit | all voice parts | rarely | 10v-11r | |
provided with single incipit | tenor | occasionally | 8v, 16v-17r, 37v-38r | 8v: incipit at the end of the Tenor |
Music
Colour(s) of notation | black |
Colour of notation folios | black |
Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
Type of notation note | Noteheads 1mm wide. Stems 6-7mm long. |
Monophonic notation | absent |
Level of calligraphy | n/a |
Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|
coronae | ||
Line fillers | Folios | Note |
none |
Text
Types of script | Italic |
Types of script note | The musical texts in italic, roman on the index and roman capitals in the colophon. Roman font for the composer attributions, two font sizes in use. |
Level of calligraphy | n/a |
Colour(s) of text | black |
Multiple texts | no |
Text repetitions | none |
Abbreviations | fairly few |
Non underlaid vocal text |
additional
Verses placed across the bottom of the opening. |
Liminary text | The name of the composer on top margin, above Discantus. Voice-parts indicated on the left margin (Roman capitals) vertically "Tenor, Altus, Bassus" Verte-instruction in Roman capitals (24r, 28r). |
Decoration
Level of Decoration | poor |
Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
printed initials | always | woodcut, block capital, woodcut, square, ornamental with black background, woodcut, square, ornamental with white background | Black background, flora/vinel decoration around the letter (white), 14x14mm: O A G L (2, different decoration) C (2, slightly variant) S D T P N Q V E P F White background,vine decoration around the letter (black), 14 x 14mm: S N M White background, b/w letter (shading), floral decoration, 15x15mm: I Block capital: S | Despite the initial, the first letter is sometimes found also in the text (21v). |