PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources

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

Manuscript: Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 1 (olim M(D))

Manuscript type: choirbook

RISM siglum: I-CMac FM 1

DIAMM Source Key: 241

Folio(s): All folios

Date: 16th century

C. 1515-1518 (Masses), with later additions 1538-c. 1545 (Crawford 1975).

Location of origin: Casale Monferrato, Italy

Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 1 (olim M(D)), All folios

Physical description

Material: paper

Number of leaves: ii + 107 + ii

Format: upright

Page dimensions: 463 x 328

Quire structure: Text version

Other devices: modern library foliation, pencil top right, B1 - B107

Page details (zoom):

Preparation and Copying

All foiios

Preparation

Disposition of Voice Parts Key

Pricking	always, Partly trimmed off. Top and bottom of vertical lines, top of all staves in outside margins
Ruled grid	always, single line to left and right, no lines for text
Ruling pattern	highly regular all, 11 pentagrams, ruled on pricking grid very parallel and even
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
brown	always
Ruling medium	Frequency	Folios	Note
single rastrum	always
Indentation for initials	Frequency	Folios	Note
single	normally		staves 1 and 7 almost always indented, c. 20-35 mm
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	never
Adhoc adaptation	Frequency	Folios	Note
Indentation for initials filled in	sometimes
notation and staves extended into margin	sometimes
partial additional staves	rarely

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	brown
Colour of notation folios	all
Type(s) of notation	void mensural
Type of notation folios	all
Type of notation note	slender and strongly pointed rhomboid shape. Later additions by different hands in different shapes.
Monophonic notation	absent
Level of calligraphy	high
Level of calligraphy folios	all

Non verbal performance instructions	Folios	Note
signes-de-renvoi
Line fillers	Folios	Note
few		some extended final notes, but not obviously functioning as line-fillers. Some repeated custodes
Later changes	Folios
ff. 27v-28r, 49v-51r, 84v-88r, 90v-91r, 100v-107r added later by different hands

Text 1

Types of script	cursive (bastarda)
Types of script note	additions sometimes in italic cursive or in textura
Level of calligraphy	high
Colour(s) of text	brown
Multiple texts	yes rarely
Text repetitions	few
Abbreviations	fairly many frequent
Non underlaid vocal text	none
Later changes	ff. 27v-28r, 49v-51r, 84v-88r, 90v-91r, 100v-107r added later by different hands

Text 2

Types of script	display script
Types of script size position	Composer ascriptions throughout on top verso where pieces begin, larger and more ornate script. Some canon instructions, 'residuum' notes. Voice designations T, A, B as initials in indent, written out upright. All same hand.
Level of calligraphy	high
Colour(s) of text	black red blue

Decoration

Level of Decoration	fair

Decoration border frequency	Border type	Folios	Size	Position	Description	Discrepancies
rarely	decorated	1r/2r	partial borders: one-sided	lower margin	with coat of arms
Decoration initial type	Frequency	Folios	Initial type(s)	Size position	Description	Discrepancies
painted initials	rarely	1r
penned initials	normally		calligraphic , calligraphic with grotesque heads, flourished		cadels, moderately ornate, some with additional penwork and grotesque faces. T, A, B initials smaller and upright, followed by full voice name. Some in red and blue ink.