Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: i + 139 + i
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 412 x 290
Quire structure: Text version
Index / Table of Contents: 1. Original table of contents with incipits, entries until f. 45 (original foliation) missing with first three folios.
2. Modern table of contents in pencil on front endpaper, complementing origina table
Other devices: 1. Original quire signatures brown ink recto bottom right (sometimes partly trimmed off), a1-e1 ... a15-e15.
2. Original foliation red ink recto top right, I-CXXXVI corresponding to 4-139 (table of contents not included).
3. Modern foliation pencil recto top right, 1-139.
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
1-3 (Index)Preparation
| Pricking |
always,
prick for each of the text lines in outside margin; none visible for vertical bounding lines |
| Ruled grid |
always,
four vertical lines (left bounding line left and right of ruled atave, right bounding line); horizontal text lines below every stave between bounding lines for every entry |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
10 pentagrams, ruled above text lines, very even and parallel. |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| lead point | always | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| made for complete additional staves | rarely | 2v | two entries added at bottom of page with smaller rastrum (11 mm), but original hand |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Latin |
|---|---|
| Higlighting | litterae notabiliores for initials of composer names, large black capitals slightly decorated with red highlighting |
| Order of Copying |
music first
always |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| provided with single incipit | all voice parts | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | triangular shaped notation, very slender |
| Monophonic notation |
present
some chant incipits |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Later changes | Folios | |
|---|---|---|
| first line added | 3r |
Text
| Types of script | textura |
| Types of script note | with cursive elements |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | black |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations | few |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | poor |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penned initials | always | calligraphic | At the beginning of every incipit | Moderately ornate large capital, with red highlighting |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking |
always,
prick for each ruled stave in outer margins; not aligned with bottom staveline, but consistently below it. Vertical bounding lines pricked at top and bottom, bottom pricks often trimmed off |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single vertical bounding lines; text lines added only where text present |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
10 pentagrams, very even and parallel. |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hard point or lead point | always | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single | always | stave 1, c. 20 mm. Lower voices music and text indented over 1 stave to accommodate initials | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | often | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| not in dedicated space | sometimes | some liturgical pieces with multiple strophes, written over stave or stave erased (f. 33r) | |
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| staveline added | occasionally | above or below stave to accommodate extended range (ruled with straightedge, very neat and parallel to original stave) | |
| notation and staves extended into margin | rarely | ||
| notation extended into margin | occasionally |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Latin |
|---|---|
| Higlighting | litterae notabiliores for initials of subsections, large black capitals slightly decorated with red highlighting |
| Order of Copying |
music first
always, with a very clear sense of text disposition; sometimes possibly alternating (e.g. f. 83v-84r, 97v-98r?) |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully texted with one text | discantus | often | ||
| provided with single incipit | all except discantus | often | ||
| fully texted with one text | all voice parts | often |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | triangular, very slender |
| Monophonic notation |
present
chant incipits and occasional alternatim chant voice (f. 32v) |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| signes-de-renvoi | 95v-96r, 98v-99r, 101v-102r, 104v-105r, 106v-107r, 107v-108r, 123v-124r | pointing hands |
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| occasionally | ornament graphically picking up square full notation (e.g. f. 32r, 32v) | |
| Later changes | Folios | |
| added piece by later hand ('Deus tuorum militum'); pages left empty ruled at end of quire | 80v-82r |
Text
| Types of script | textura |
| Types of script note | with cursive elements |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | black red red for rubrics |
| Multiple texts |
yes
polytextual motets, and some liturgical pieces with multiple strophes (32v-33r) |
| Text repetitions | very few |
| Abbreviations | few |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text | Magnificat tones and liturgical rubrics in red, occasionally. Performance and scoring instructions, occasionally. Canonic instructions, occasionally. Composer names above every new piece, normally. Voice designations for T and Ct, with initial, always. Fauxbourdon instruction, sometimes |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | fair |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penned initials | always | calligraphic , flourished | One-line initials in indentations, but also sticking out into left margin. | Large capitals alternating in red and blue, with moderate penwork in the opposite colour. Initials of subsections large black capitals slightly decorated with red highlighting | ||
| initials planned | rarely | 46r, 47r, 76v-80r |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking |
always,
prick for each ruled stave in outer margins; not aligned with bottom staveline, but consistently below it. Vertical bounding lines pricked at top and bottom, bottom pricks often trimmed off |
| Ruled grid |
always,
vertical bounding lines; text lines added only where text present |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
6 pentagrams, very even. Spaced unusually fsar apart to accommodate multiple hymn strophes |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hard point or lead point | always | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single | always | stave 1, c. 20 mm. Lower voices music and text indented over 1 stave to accommodate initials | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | often | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | always | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| made for complete additional staves | rarely | 15r | one stave added freehand at bottom of page to accommodate added piece by later hand |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Latin |
|---|---|
| Higlighting | litterae notabiliores for initials of hymn strophes, large black capitals slightly decorated with red highlighting |
| Order of Copying |
music first
always |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully texted with two or more texts | Chant tenor | always | ||
| fully texted with two or more texts | discantus | always | ||
| provided with multiple incipits | tenor and contratenor | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Type(s) of notation | chant (square), void mensural |
| Type of notation note | triangular, very slender |
| Monophonic notation |
present
alternatim chant tenors, fully notated |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| signes-de-renvoi | occasionally | |
| Later changes | Folios | |
| pieces added later | 14v-15r, 15v-16r, 23v-24r |
Text
| Types of script | textura |
| Types of script size position | with cursive elements |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | black red red for liturgical rubrics |
| Multiple texts |
yes
multiple text strophes underlaid to each piece |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations | few |
| Non underlaid vocal text |
none
Liturgical rubrics in red, always. Composer names above every new piece, always. Voice designations for T and Ct, with initial, always. Fauxbourdon instruction, sometimes |
| Later changes |
added pieces,
14v-15r, 15v-16r, 23v-24r |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | fair |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penned initials | always | calligraphic , flourished | One-line initials, at the beginning of each voice | Large capitals alternating in red and blue, with moderate penwork in the opposite colour. In lower voices sometimes only black, moderately ornate capitals with some highlighting | ||
| Other decoration frequency | Folios | Other decoration type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | |
| rarely | decorative final long | |||||