PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources

Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530

Printed Work: Canzoni sonetti strambotti et frottole. Libro primo, Siena, Italy, 1515,

Source type: choirbook

RISM siglum: 1515/2

Date: "M.D.XV.Die vero .XXX.mensis augusti"

Location of origin: Siena, Italy

Publisher: Sambonetto, Pietro

Artists/Scribes

Person: Sambonetto, Pietro
Person type: publisher
Location of origin: Naples, Italy

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

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Preparation

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).