Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: i + 101 + ii
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 374 x 265
Quire structure: Text version
Colophon: f. 101v: Fet de ma mia. Anticus Andreas en Vich (written upside down in lowest stave)
Other devices: Modern pencil foliation 1–101 beginning on folio after front endleaf.
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
1-88Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking | none visible |
| Ruled grid | normally |
| Ruling pattern | highly regular |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hard point | normally | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| black | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| double rastrum | always | 14.5mm stave, 14mm gap, 15.5mm stave | |
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| double | always | 1-88v | During the ruling of staves, the first, second, seventh and eighth staves were all indented, by between 25-40mm. However, during the copying of text/music, many of these indents were filled in (particularly ff. 1r-36r, 62v-64r), leaving the first stave indented, and sometimes the seventh or eighth staves. Some of the longer indentations were also reduced in size, leaving a smaller indent (e.g. f. 6r). |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | normally | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | always | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| Indentation for initials filled in | often | 1r-36r, 62v-64r | During the ruling of staves, the first, second, seventh and eighth staves were all indented, by between 25-40mm. However, during the copying of text/music, many of these indents were filled in (particularly ff. 1r-36r, 62v-64r), leaving the first stave indented, and sometimes the seventh or eighth staves. Some of the longer indentations were also reduced in size, leaving a smaller indent (e.g. f. 6r). |
| partial additional staves | rarely | 29r, 37v, 43r, 58r | two partial staves on f. 58r only partially visible in lower margin |
| made for complete additional staves | rarely | 57v | margin truncated, only partially visible |
| notation extended into margin | occasionally | ||
| notation and staves extended into margin | sometimes | ||
| staveline added | rarely |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Latin |
|---|---|
| Order of Copying |
text first
normally |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully texted with one text | all voice parts | normally | ||
| provided with single incipit | all voice parts | rarely | 25v-26r, 74v-75r, 83v, 85v-87r, 89v-91r, 96v-97r | |
| untexted | all voice parts | rarely | 67v-68r | |
| fully texted and provided with incipit | tenor | rarely | 11v-12r | |
| fully texted with one text | all except tenor | rarely | 11v-12r, 65v-67r, 69v-70r | |
| provided with single incipit | tenor | rarely | 65v-67r, 69v-70r | |
| fully texted with one text | discantus | rarely | 73v-74r | |
| provided with single incipit | all except discantus | rarely | 73v-74r | |
| fully texted with one text | all except discantus and altus | rarely | 49v-50r | |
| untexted | altus | rarely | 49v-50r | |
| untexted | discantus | rarely | 49v-50r |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black dark brown |
| Colour of notation note | <p>Ink colour appears more brown on folios where the ink has deteriorated and/or been conserved. Much erosion of paper on ff. 1-88 owing to the ink.</p> |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | rhomboid noteheads primarily |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Level of calligraphy note | At present, the manuscript is barely legible in places owing to the ink erosion; nonetheless the original hand was clear and consistent. |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| coronae | present | |
| end symbol | present; usually double lines, sometimes more | |
| repeat signs | 65v, 66v | |
| signes-de-renvoi | 9v, 23v | |
| signa congruentiae | 18v, 40v | |
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| none | ||
| Later changes | Folios | |
| Paper pasted over the final three staves of f. 66r and music recopied in a different hand. | 66r |
Text
| Types of script | cursive (humanistic) |
| Types of script size position | Underlaid text; most liminary text in margins has been truncated |
| Types of script note | varying degrees of cursivity |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | black dark brown Ink colour appears more brown on folios where the ink has deteriorated and/or been conserved. Much erosion of paper on ff. 1-88 owing to the ink. |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions |
fairly many
indicated by ij or % |
| Abbreviations | fairly many |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text | Much text is now missing in the truncated margins. Voice names sometimes visible in left margin; composer attributions sometimes visible in upper margin of verso. Canon instructions and 'tacet' also used. |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | poor |
| Decoration miniature frequency | Folios | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| never | ||||||
| Decoration border frequency | Border type | Folios | Size | Position | Description | Discrepancies |
| never | None | None | ||||
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
| penned initials | rarely | 93v, 94v | calligraphic | Nearly two staves tall, in the margin at the start of the Discantus and tenor voices. | In a slightly lighter brown ink to the text/notation. | |
| initials planned | normally | 1r-51r, 57v-87v | Two pairs of staves (lines 1, 2, 7 and 8 of 12) were indented for initials when staves were ruled. However, when the text was copied, no initial was planned at the text copying stage, as all letters are underlaid. Some indents were filled in with stave lines by hand. | |||
| initials planned | rarely | 51v-57r | Two staves indented for each voice part, first letter of text omitted (i.e. initial planned at text copying stage). | |||
| Other decoration frequency | Folios | Other decoration type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | |
| sometimes | littera notabilior | Larger than normal text script, less than a stave tall | Sometimes first letter of section is given a slightly elaborate, enlarged littera notabilior. | |||
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | none visible |
| Ruled grid | normally |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
Justification lines only; change from 11 staves per page (89r-92v) to 10 staves per page (93r-101v). |
| 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 |
| black | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| straightedge | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | always | ||
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | normally | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | always | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| notation extended into margin | sometimes | ||
| notation and staves extended into margin | sometimes | ||
| staveline added | rarely |