Fioretti di frottole barzelette capitoli strambotti e sonetti libro secondo, Naples, Italy, 1519, , 48f.

Physical description

Material: paper

Number of leaves: 48

Format: oblong

Page dimensions: 104 x 150

Quire structure: Text version

Index / Table of Contents: 1v-2r In rotonda font: 2 columns per page, Alphabetical order (title, page no.)
Errors: La non vol perche nó mama (22v, should be 21v), Pace pace e non piu guerra (21v, should be 20v)

Non-musical texts: None.

Other devices: Foliation in roman numerals on top-right of recto.

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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	n/a
Incomplete staves	n/a

Indentation for initials	Frequency	Folios	Note
none	occasionally	4v, 5v, 7v, 9v, 21v, 25r, 44v, 46v	Initials in the margin.
single	often		"Half"-indent: 2v, 5r, 8v, 10v, 12v, 13v, 15, 17v, 20v, 24v, 43v, 45v, Full indent: 25v, 27v, 28v, 29v, 31v, 32v, 33v, 35v, 36v, 37v, 39v, 40v, 41v
Extra space between voice parts	Frequency	Folios	Note
none	always
Space provided for separate text	Frequency	Folios	Note
provided, in dedicated space	sometimes		Additional verses sometimes added to the bottom of the page (recto or verso).

Copying of text and music

Language(s)	Italian
Order of Copying	woodcut, single impression n/a

Presence/absence of text	Voice part	Frequency
fully texted with one text	discantus	always
provided with single incipit	tenor	always
provided with single incipit	altus	always
provided with single incipit	bassus	always

Music

Colour(s) of notation	black
Type(s) of notation	void mensural
Type of notation note	Noteheads c.2 mm wide, stems c.4,5-6 mm high.
Monophonic notation	absent
Level of calligraphy	n/a

Non verbal performance instructions	Folios	Note
signa congruentiae
coronae
Line fillers	Folios	Note
none
Later changes	Folios
No later changes evident in the copy held in the Biblioteca Marucelliana, Florence.

Text

Types of script	rotonda
Types of script size position	Rotonda font, except roman font on the title page. Larger rotonda in the index table, small rotonda font elsewhere.
Level of calligraphy	n/a
Colour(s) of text	black
Multiple texts	yes Occasionally two lines of text; mainly singular words and phrases.
Text repetitions	few Occasional text repetition, especially at the end of the phrases.
Non underlaid vocal text	additional Additional verses sometimes added to the bottom of the page (recto or verso).
Liminary text	The voice-parts indicated in vertical on the left margin (Rotonda capitals). Composer's name on the top-centre, usually above Discantus 48r: "Il resto di dura passion che per amor soperto\| Acarte.30. Uegio andarici saodo le lacine aurette\| che fano col spirar tra piaghe acosto\| suavemente trem [?]iar lherbette\| Uegio ogni colle coiosir che esmorto\| fu prima del canor de b. ancheneue\| Ma non vegio il bel volto che ma morto\| Io vegio amor che con laecte iens\| ogni indurato cor Punger riscalda\| et dopo qualche doi pace riceue\| Et donde prende sua catena saida\| Uegio speranza divenir magiore\| quanto piu cresce la savoglia calda\| Coli vedendo vedo elmi dolorose\| quel che debite almondoilsempo aperto\| che quel chio vegio me tormentael core\| Non vedendo il bel volto che ma morto\|"

Decoration

Level of Decoration	very poor

Decoration initial type	Frequency	Folios	Initial type(s)	Size position	Description	Discrepancies
printed initials	always		typeset, Roman		Large black roman initials in Discantus only, never two initials on the same page. No missing initials.

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