Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 27 II°, Discantus partbook (All folios)
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: i + 14 + i
Format: oblong
Page dimensions: 132 x 210
Quire structure: Text version
Other devices: modern library foliation pencil top right, 1-14
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Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text, single horizontal line 11mm below bottom stave |
| Ruling pattern | highly regular |
| 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 |
| light brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | always | no indented staves, music indented over 1-2 staves to accommodate initials, variously | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | always | ||
| 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 | discantus | normally | ||
| provided with one or two incipits | discantus | occasionally |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Type(s) of notation | not specified |
| Type of notation note | squat teardrop shaped notation |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Later changes | Folios | |
|---|---|---|
| one piece added on f. 14r |
Text
| Types of script | cursive (humanistic) |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Colour(s) of text | black |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | fairly few |
| Abbreviations | some |
| 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 | relatively simple cadel-type initials |