PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources

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

Manuscript: Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 132

Manuscript type: choirbook

RISM siglum: I-Bc Q132

DIAMM Source Key: 2035

Image repositories: Gaspari Online

Folio(s): all

Date: First half of 16th century

with additions in second half of 16th century.

Location of origin: Florence, Italy

Basis for description: original

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

Other devices: modern library foliation pencil top right, 1-46.

Page details (zoom):

Preparation and Copying

1v-4r

Preparation

Disposition of Voice Parts Key

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

Level of Decoration poor
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

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

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

Level of Decoration poor
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

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

Level of Decoration poor
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