Mouton: Missarum 1, Fossombrone, Italy, 1515, , All

Physical description

Material: paper

Number of leaves: 66f.: D 16, T 16, A 18, B 16

Format: oblong

Page dimensions: 174 x 235

Quire structure: Text version

Title page / Frontispiece: None.

D: "Missarum Joannis mouton. | Liber primus. | Missa sine nomine. | Alleluya. | Alma redemptoris. | Item alia sine nomine. | Regina mearum." on large rotonda type.
All other partbooks: "Missarum Jo.mouton. Liber primus" on smaller rotonda type with a woodcut T/A/B.
 

None.

Index / Table of Contents: None.

Colophon: "Impressum Forosempronii per Octauianum | Petrutium ciuem Forosemproniensem. Anno | Domini.M D X V .Die XI .Augusti. Domi- | nante inclito ac excellentissimo Principe Domino | Franciscomaria Feltrio de Ruere: Vrbini Soraeque | Duce: Pisauri &c. Domino: Alme Vrbis Praefecto: | REGISTRVM. | A B C D E F G H. | Omnes quaterni preter F | qui est quinternus."

Non-musical texts: Petrucci's privilege from Leo X, signed by Pietro Bembo.

Other devices: No foliation or page numbering.


Part-name above the staves (top-left on verte, top-right on recto).

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Preparation and Copying

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Disposition of Voice Parts Key

Voice Parts Key

• Discantus
• Altus
• Tenor
• Bassus
• Contratenor
• Sextus
• Quintus
• Vagants
• Textus
• Triplex
• Medius / Meane
• Quatriplex

• Signe de renvoi

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Pricking	n/a
Ruled grid	n/a
Ruling pattern	highly regular
Staves omitted from grid	rarely
Incomplete staves	rarely, D 1v, 14r; A 5r

Colour of staves	Frequency	Folios	Note
black	always
Indentation for initials	Frequency	Folios	Note
single	normally		The staves never indented; the initials and stave lines overlap.
double	rarely	T 4v; B 4v	Large initial K inserted on the middle staves, causing the need for a double indent on the notation. The staves never indented; the initials and stave lines overlap.
Space provided for separate text	Frequency	Folios	Note
no separate text	always

Copying of text and music

Language(s)
Order of Copying	movable type, double impression 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
Monophonic notation	absent
Level of calligraphy	n/a

Non verbal performance instructions	Folios	Note
coronae
signa congruentiae

Text

Types of script	roman
Types of script size position	Large rotonda on the title page of the Discantus, smaller rotonda used in the title page of all other partbooks. Roman type used in all other texts.
Level of calligraphy	n/a
Colour(s) of text	black
Text repetitions	fairly many
Abbreviations	few
Non underlaid vocal text	none
Liminary text	The title of the mass usually at the beginning of each mass, the placement depending on the space available, either on top of where "Kyrie" begins, or even vertically in the inner margin (D 5r). The title of the mass also as a header above and middle of the top margin. Sine nomine masses headed "Io.mouton". Composer's name appears occasionally alongside the mass title, usually at the start of the mass. Exceptions: B 9 headed "Io.mouton" instead of "Alma redemptoris". Verte -designations either vertically on the outer margin or horizontally on the stave space, depending on the space available. Duo -designations in the outer margin or above the staves. A 7v "Osanna supra superiorem (?)" vertically in the outer margin. A 8r "Quinta pars" vertically in the inner margin A 12v "Quinta pars" vertically in the outer margin B 6v "Canon in diapason" vertically in the outer margin

Decoration

Level of Decoration

poor

Decoration initial type	Frequency	Folios	Initial type(s)	Size position	Description	Discrepancies
printed initials	always		woodcut, calligraphic style		Three sizes of woodcut initials used at the start of each Mass movement: c.25 mm (two styles of initial K, S, P), c.20 mm and c.15 mm in height. Initials measuring c.20 mm used also on the title pages of partbooks T, A ,B.