Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 132, all
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: 46
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 450 x 360
Quire structure:
Text version
i 4 (1-4), i 6 (5-10), iii 14 (11-24), iv 14 (25-38), v 8 (39-46)
Other devices: modern library foliation pencil top right, 1-46.
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
1v-4r
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts
Key
- Discantus
- Altus
- Tenor
- Bassus
- Contratenor
- Sextus
- Quintus
- Vagants
- Textus
- Triplex
- Medius / Meane
- Quatriplex
- Signe de renvoi
Pricking |
never
|
Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text
|
Ruling pattern |
highly regular
all
|
Staves omitted from grid |
never
|
Incomplete staves |
never
|
Medium and colour of grid |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
hard point |
always |
all |
|
Colour of staves |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
black |
always |
|
|
Ruling medium |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
double rastrum |
always |
|
|
Indentation for initials |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
none |
always |
|
no indented staves, music indented over 1 stave to accommodate initials, variously |
Extra space between voice parts |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
left between voice parts as part of grid |
often |
|
|
Space provided for separate text |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
no separate text |
always |
|
|
Copying of text and music
Language(s) |
Latin |
Higlighting |
none
|
Order of Copying |
music first
always,
all
|
Presence/absence of text |
Voice part |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
fully texted with one text |
all voice parts |
always |
|
|
Music
Colour(s) of notation |
black |
Type(s) of notation |
void mensural |
Type of notation note |
teardrop shape, straight stems
|
Monophonic notation |
absent
|
Level of calligraphy |
fair
|
Line fillers |
Folios |
Note |
none |
|
|
Later changes |
Folios |
|
numerous corrections, two full lines of B erased and renotated on f. 2r, various others |
|
|
Text
Types of script |
cursive (italic)
|
Level of calligraphy |
fair,
medium
|
Colour(s) of text |
black
|
Multiple texts |
no
|
Text repetitions |
very many
very frequent, indicated by .//.
|
Abbreviations |
none
|
Non underlaid vocal text |
none
|
Liminary text |
"Altus primo"? On f. 1v, rarely voice designations
|
Decoration
Decoration initial type |
Frequency |
Folios |
Initial type(s) |
Size position |
Description |
Discrepancies |
penned initials |
always |
|
calligraphic |
|
Modestly ornate cadels or simple capitals |
|
43v-46r
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts
Key
- Discantus
- Altus
- Tenor
- Bassus
- Contratenor
- Sextus
- Quintus
- Vagants
- Textus
- Triplex
- Medius / Meane
- Quatriplex
- Signe de renvoi
Pricking |
never
|
Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text
|
Ruling pattern |
highly regular
|
Staves omitted from grid |
never
|
Incomplete staves |
never
|
Medium and colour of grid |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
hard point |
always |
|
|
Colour of staves |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
black |
always |
|
|
Ruling medium |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
double rastrum |
always |
|
double rastrum 20/20 mm, distance 20 mm |
Indentation for initials |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
none |
always |
|
no indented staves, music indented over 1 stave to accommodate initials, variously |
Extra space between voice parts |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
left between voice parts as part of grid |
often |
|
|
Space provided for separate text |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
no separate text |
always |
|
|
Copying of text and music
Language(s) |
|
Order of Copying |
music first
always
|
Presence/absence of text |
Voice part |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
fully texted with one text |
all voice parts |
always |
|
|
Music
Colour(s) of notation |
black |
Type(s) of notation |
void mensural |
Type of notation note |
rhomboid shaped notation
|
Monophonic notation |
absent
|
Level of calligraphy |
fair
|
Text
Types of script |
cursive (italic)
|
Level of calligraphy |
fair
|
Colour(s) of text |
black
|
Multiple texts |
no
|
Text repetitions |
none
|
Abbreviations |
fairly few
|
Non underlaid vocal text |
none
|
Liminary text |
Author ascription, f. 43v
|
Later changes |
originally underlaid text crossed out and replaced with new text
|
Decoration
Level of Decoration |
very poor
|
4v-6r, 39v-42r
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts
Key
- Discantus
- Altus
- Tenor
- Bassus
- Contratenor
- Sextus
- Quintus
- Vagants
- Textus
- Triplex
- Medius / Meane
- Quatriplex
- Signe de renvoi
Pricking |
never
|
Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text
|
Ruling pattern |
highly regular
all
|
Staves omitted from grid |
never
|
Incomplete staves |
never
|
Medium and colour of grid |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
hard point |
always |
all |
|
Colour of staves |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
black |
always |
|
|
Ruling medium |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
double rastrum |
always |
|
double rastrum 20/20 mm, distance 20 mm |
Indentation for initials |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
none |
always |
|
no indented staves, music indented over 1 stave to accommodate initials, variously |
Extra space between voice parts |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
left between voice parts as part of grid |
often |
|
|
Space provided for separate text |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
no separate text |
always |
|
|
Adhoc adaptation |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
notation extended into margin |
sometimes |
|
|
Copying of text and music
Language(s) |
Latin |
Order of Copying |
music first
always
|
Presence/absence of text |
Voice part |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
fully texted with one text |
all voice parts |
always |
|
|
Music
Colour(s) of notation |
black |
Type(s) of notation |
void mensural |
Type of notation note |
teardrop shaped notation
|
Monophonic notation |
absent
|
Level of calligraphy |
fair
|
Level of calligraphy note |
medium
|
Text
Types of script |
cursive (humanistic)
|
Level of calligraphy |
fair
|
Colour(s) of text |
black
|
Multiple texts |
no
|
Text repetitions |
fairly many
frequent, often indicated by .//.
|
Abbreviations |
none
|
Non underlaid vocal text |
none
|
Decoration
Decoration initial type |
Frequency |
Folios |
Initial type(s) |
Size position |
Description |
Discrepancies |
initials planned |
sometimes |
|
|
|
Initials sometimes not in indented space, but on stave |
|
penned initials |
always |
|
calligraphic , plain initials |
|
Modestly ornate cadels or simple capitals |
|
6v-39r
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts
Key
- Discantus
- Altus
- Tenor
- Bassus
- Contratenor
- Sextus
- Quintus
- Vagants
- Textus
- Triplex
- Medius / Meane
- Quatriplex
- Signe de renvoi
Pricking |
never
|
Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text
|
Ruling pattern |
highly regular
|
Staves omitted from grid |
never
|
Incomplete staves |
never
|
Medium and colour of grid |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
hard point |
always |
all |
|
Colour of staves |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
black |
always |
|
|
Ruling medium |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
double rastrum |
always |
|
double rastrum 20/20 mm, distance 20 mm |
Indentation for initials |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
none |
always |
|
no indented staves, music indented over 1 stave (rarely two staves) in every voice to accommodate initials, variously |
Extra space between voice parts |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
left between voice parts as part of grid |
often |
|
|
Space provided for separate text |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
no separate text |
always |
|
|
Adhoc adaptation |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
notation extended into margin |
sometimes |
|
|
Copying of text and music
Language(s) |
Latin |
Higlighting |
none
|
Order of Copying |
music first
always
|
Presence/absence of text |
Voice part |
Frequency |
Folios |
Note |
fully texted with one text |
all voice parts |
always |
|
|
Music
Colour(s) of notation |
black |
Type(s) of notation |
void mensural |
Type of notation folios |
all
|
Type of notation note |
even rhomboid shape
|
Monophonic notation |
absent
|
Level of calligraphy |
high
|
Line fillers |
Folios |
Note |
none |
|
|
Text
Types of script |
cursive (humanistic)
|
Level of calligraphy |
fair
|
Colour(s) of text |
black
|
Multiple texts |
no
|
Text repetitions |
fairly many
frequent, often indicated by .//.
|
Non underlaid vocal text |
none
|
Liminary text |
No voice designation, many "versus" designations in margin, cross references, tacet remarks or other instructions to the singers in large letters in blank staves or partial blank staves
|
Decoration
Decoration initial type |
Frequency |
Folios |
Initial type(s) |
Size position |
Description |
Discrepancies |
initials planned |
sometimes |
|
|
|
Initials sometimes not in indented space, but on stave |
|
penned initials |
always |
|
calligraphic , plain initials |
|
Modestly ornate cadels or simple capitals |
|