Agricola: Misse, Venice, Italy, 1504, , All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: S 20f, T 14f, A 18f, B 16f
Format: oblong
Page dimensions: 169 x 239
Quire structure: Text version
Title page / Frontispiece: None.
in Superius book: "Misse Alexandri agricole | Le seruiteur | Je ne demande | Mal heur me bat | Primi toni | Secundi toni". Each partbook has a decorative woodcut letter according to the voice part (S, T, A, B).
None.
Index / Table of Contents: None.
Colophon: "Impressum Uenetijs per Octauianum Petrutium Forosempronien | sem 1504 die 23 Martij. Cum priuilegio inuictissimi Dominij | Uenetiarum quae nullus possit cantum Figuratum imprimere | sub pena in ipso priuilegio contenta. | Registrum ABDFHJ quaterni C duernus E ternus G quinternus [Petrucci's device]"
in Bassus book: "Impressum Uenetijs per Octauianum Petrutium Forosemprionien | sem 1504 die 23 Martij. Cum | priuilegio inuictissimi Dominij | Uenetiearum quae nullus possit cantum Figuratum imprimere | sub pena in ipso priuilegio contenta. | Registrum ABDFHJ quaterni C duernus E ternus G quinternus | [Petrucci's device]"
Non-musical texts: None.
Other devices: No foliation.
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
AllPreparation
| Pricking | n/a |
| Ruled grid | n/a |
| Ruling pattern | highly regular |
| Staves omitted from grid | rarely |
| Incomplete staves | n/a |
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| black | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | always | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | always |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Latin |
|---|---|
| Higlighting | n/a |
| Order of Copying |
movable type, double impression
n/a |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| partially texted with one text | discantus | rarely | B 1r (Agnus) | |
| fully texted with one text | discantus | normally | A 2r–A 3v (Gloria, Credo); A 5v-A 8v (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus); B 4r–C 3v (Sanctus, Agnus, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus) | |
| fully texted with one text | tenor | occasionally | D 3v (Kyrie); D 4v–D 6r (Gloria/qui tollis, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus), E 1r (Gloria); E 3r–4r (Kyrie, Gloria) | |
| fully texted with one text | altus | rarely | G 7r-v (Gloria) | |
| fully texted with one text | bassus | rarely | J 5v– J 6r (Gloria) | |
| partially texted with one text | tenor | sometimes | D 4r (Gloria); E 1v–E 2v (Gloria/qui tollis, Credo, Sanctus); E 4v–5v (Credo, Sanctus) | |
| partially texted with one text | altus | sometimes | F 8r (Agnus); G 5r–6r (Gloria, Credo, Sanctus) G 7r–G 8v (Gloria, Credo, Sanctus) | |
| partially texted with one text | bassus | occasionally | H 5v (Gloria); J 3r–J 4v (Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus) | |
| provided with one or two incipits | discantus | occasionally | A 1v (Kyrie); A 4r–A 5r (Sanctus, Agnus); B 1v–B 3v (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo); B 5v (Kyrie) | |
| provided with one or two incipits | tenor | often | D1v–D 3r (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus); D 6v–D 8v (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus); E 1r (Kyrie) | |
| provided with one or two incipits | altus | normally | F 1v–F 6r (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus, Kyrie, Gloria); F 7r–v (Credo/et resurrexit, Sanctus), F 8v–G 4r (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus); G 5r (Kyrie); G 7v (Kyrie); G 10r–v (Sanctus) | |
| provided with one or two incipits | bassus | normally | H 1v–H 5r (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus, Kyrie); H 6r–v(Credo); H 8r–J 3v (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus, Credo); J 5r (Kyrie), J 7r (Sanctus) |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| signa congruentiae |
Text
| Types of script | rotonda |
| Types of script note | Same typeset used throughout in all partbooks. Only the title page in the superius has a large font. |
| Level of calligraphy | n/a |
| Colour(s) of text | black |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | very few |
| Abbreviations | few |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text | The title of the mass placed as a header above and middle of the top staff. Composer's name appears on the starting page of each Mass along with the title-header: S: B 8r T: E 1r, E 3r A: F 1v, F 5v, F 8v, G 5r, G 7v B: H 1v, H 5r, H 8r, J 3r |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | very poor |
| Decoration miniature frequency | Folios | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| never | ||||||
| Decoration border frequency | Border type | Folios | Size | Position | Description | Discrepancies |
| never | None | None | ||||
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
| printed initials | always | woodcut, calligraphic style | Petrucci's set of woodcut initials: Two different sizes of initials used at the start of each Mass movement. Large woodcut initials used also on the title pages of each book (S, T, A, B). | D 2v: small initial S upside down | ||
| Other decoration frequency | Folios | Other decoration type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | |
| never | ||||||