Févin: Misse, Fossombrone, Italy, 1515, , All folios

Physical description

Material: paper

Number of leaves: 58f. (D 16, T 12, A 16, B 14)

Format: oblong

Page dimensions: 174 x 235

Quire structure: Text version

Index / Table of Contents: None.

Colophon: "Impressum Forosempronii per Octauianum Petrutium ciuem forosemproniensem. Anno | Domini MDXV. Die xxii Novembris. Dominante Inclito ac excellentissimo Principe Domino | Franciscomaria Feltrio de Ruere: Vrbini Duce: Pisauri & c. Domino Alme Vrbis prefecto. | Impressum cum priuilegio Leonis X.Pont.Max. ne quis infra XV. annos presens opus Im- | primere audeati terris ecclie i mediat vel mediate subiectis sub pena excommunicationis. | & alijs penis tam imprimentibus quam vendentibus impositis prout impriuilegio latius | contentur. [on a separate column on the right:] Registrum | A B C D E F G H. Omnes | quaterni praeter D qui est duer- | nus & H ternius."

"Impressum Forosempronii per Octauianum Petrutium ciuem forosemproniensem. Anno | Dominu MDXV. Die xxii Novembris. Dominante Inclito ac excellentissimo Principe Domino | Franciscomaria Feltrio de Ruere: Vrbini Duce: Pisauri & c. Domino Alme Vrbis prefecto. | Impressum cum priuilegio Leonis X.Pont.Max. ne quis infra XV. annos presens opus Im- | primere audeati terris ecclie i mediat vel mediate subiectis sub pena excommunicationis. | & alijs penis tam imprimentibus quam vendentibus impositis prout impriuilegio latius | contentur. [on a separate column on the right:] Registrum | A B C D E F G H. Omnes | quaterni praeter D qui est duer- | nus & H ternius."

Non-musical texts: None.

Other devices: No foliation or page numbering.

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

Page details (zoom):

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	never
Incomplete staves	rarely, D 5r, 8r; T 5v; A 10r,13r; B 5r, 8r

Colour of staves	Frequency	Folios	Note
black	always
Indentation for initials	Frequency	Folios	Note
single	normally		Staves never indented, stave lines and initials overlap.
double	rarely	T 6v, B 11v	Staves never indented, stave lines and initials overlap.
Space provided for separate text	Frequency	Folios	Note
no separate text	always

Copying of text and music

Language(s)	Latin
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 font for the title page in D, Roman font for all other texts.
Level of calligraphy	n/a
Colour(s) of text	black
Multiple texts	no
Text repetitions	fairly many
Abbreviations	few
Non underlaid vocal text	none
Liminary text	Mass title usually at the beginning of each mass, the placement depending on the space available, either on top of where "Kyrie" begins, or vertically in the margin. The title of the mass also as a header above and middle of the top margin. Composer's name appears occasionally alongside the first mass title. Verte -designations either vertically on the outer margin or horizontally on the stave space, depending on the space available.

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, c.18-20 mm and c.15 mm in height. c. 20 mm initials used also on the title pages of partbooks T, A , B.

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