Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.107bis, All folios

Physical description

Material: paper

Number of leaves: ii + 48 + ii

Format: oblong

Page dimensions: 167 x 235

Quire structure: Text version

Index / Table of Contents: ff. [ii]r-[ii]v: Contemporary or near-contemporary alphabetical index
f. [ii]r: A; Amors fait moltant ac 8; Adiu mens amors ac 10; Adiu mens amors ac 11; Alons fet vne barbe ac 1<8>; Aue marir
a atro ac 35; Ales regret ac 44; [Ales grans regrets ac 45 – barred]; Agnius dei ac 5<2>; Agnius dei ac 56; Ave maria Con <leatamir> ac 70; Aduc et loquente 64; Aram autem genuit 26; b; bargeretta sanoin a 20; benedictus di fortuna ac 51; benedictus di si dedero ac 55; bonu est confiteri ac 69; benedictus aliud ac 20; c; Celans aplus del gardinale de medici ac 17; Ceschadimo qual arde in fochs dermon ac 38; d; Detusch in busch ac 5; Dum rechordaremur 67; e; E chi la dira dira ac 6; E chi la dira dira ac 7; Elas que lata mon gre 12; [Eloierones barred] Eloieronos ac 14; E postet trasmigracionis 29; Et legit eos 65; f; G; gloria patri ac 4; h; k; J; Jn pace 2; Je suis amie 13; Je uous pri mo tres 16; Jn presepe ponitur 24; Je m<…>nor motetto 62; L; Liber generationis 25; Les gra regret 45; La mora 57; m; maudit 19; n; nunquam fuit pona 40; o; o uos omnes <3.>; ps; Psallite noe 22; Psallite noe 23; Palle <42>; q; r;
f. [ii]v: Si dedero 3; Salamon autem genuit 27; Sadoch autem genuit 30; Sidedero 32; Si sanfero 33; Sine nomini 39; Siablieus fuero 66; Sante michael 71; T; tambien mi son pens<and>e 9; tres files 40; V; Vesile danse barbari 15; Vides regret 46; Va ten regret 47; X; Xpe [Christe] 49; Xpe [Christe] 53.

Other devices: 1. Original ink foliation, recto top right, 1-60 (ff. 31-32, 34-42, and 50 are missing)
2. Modern pencil foliation, recto bottom left, 1-48

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Preparation and Copying

Preparation

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Disposition of Voice Parts Key

Voice Parts Key

• Discantus
• Altus
• Tenor
• Bassus
• Contratenor
• Sextus
• Quintus
• Vagants
• Textus
• Triplex
• Medius / Meane
• Quatriplex

• Signe de renvoi

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Pricking	none visible
Ruled grid	always, Vertical justification lines only
Ruling pattern	highly regular
Staves omitted from grid	never
Incomplete staves	never

Medium and colour of grid	Frequency	Folios	Note
brown ink	always		Vertical justification lines only.
Colour of staves	Frequency	Folios	Note
brown	always
Ruling medium	Frequency	Folios	Note
triple rastrum	always		Ruled in units of 3 + 3. The use of a triple rastrum is demonstrated by slight irregularities in ink colour and evenness of ruling. The respective stave heights are from top to bottom: 12.5, 12.25, and 12.25, with interspaces of 11 and 10 mm respectively, while the interspace between the two sets of three is slightly variable.
Indentation for initials	Frequency	Folios	Note
none	always		Music and text indented over ruled staves.
Extra space between voice parts	Frequency	Folios	Note
empty ruled staves on grid	sometimes
Space provided for separate text	Frequency	Folios	Note
no separate text	normally	1r-45r, 47v-48r
not in dedicated space	rarely	45v-47r	Additional text on blank staves.
Adhoc adaptation	Frequency	Folios	Note
notation and staves extended into margin	sometimes	11r, 19v, 23r, 24v, 25v, 26r, 27v, 31v, 32v, 38v, 40r, 41v, 43r, 48r
notation extended into margin	sometimes	3r, 4r, 7r-v, 10r, 11v, 12r, 14r, 15v-16v, 17v, 18r, 19r, 22v, 23v, 24v, 25r, 28r-v, 33v, 34v, 40v, 41r, 44v, 45r
partial additional staves	rarely	19v

Copying of text and music

Language(s)	Dutch, French, Italian, Latin, Spanish
Order of Copying	music first always

Presence/absence of text	Voice part	Frequency	Folios	Note
provided with single incipit	discantus	often	1v-6r, 7v-8r, 10v-12r, 13v-16r, 17v-18r, 19v, 30v-32r, 33v-36r, 38v-40r, 41v-45r
untexted	all except discantus	often	1v-19v, 27v-28r, 30v-36r, 38v-45r
untexted	all voice parts	rarely	1r, 30r, 36v-37v
partially texted with one text	discantus	occasionally	6v-7r, 8v-10r, 12v-13r, 16v-18r, 18v-19r, 32v-33r	Incipit written in one hand, further text added in a second hand.
provided with single incipit	all except discantus	rarely	45v-47r
fully texted with one text	all voice parts	sometimes	20v-29r
fully texted with one text	discantus	occasionally	37v-38r, 40v-41r, 47v-48r
fully texted with one or two texts	discantus	rarely	45v-47r
partially texted with one text	tenor	rarely	47v-48r
untexted	all except discantus and tenor	rarely	45v-47r

Music

Colour(s) of notation	brown
Colour of notation note	<p>Written in dark brown ink with one section in a lighter brown (ff. 45v-47r)</p>
Type(s) of notation	full mensural
Type of notation note	scribe 1 write rhomboid (ff. 1-19r, 30r-36r) as well as teardrop-shaped (ff. 20v-29r, 36v-45r) noteheads; scribe 2 (f. 19v) and scribe 3 (ff. 45v-48r) write teardrop-shaped noteheads.
Monophonic notation	absent
Level of calligraphy	fair

Non verbal performance instructions	Folios	Note
repeat signs	11r, 18v-19v, 45v-48r
signa congruentiae	2r, 14r, 18r-19r
signes-de-renvoi	25v-26r, 33v-34r, 36v-37r, 38v-40r, 41v-45r

Text

Types of script	cursive (italic)
Types of script size position	Voice names written in a larger script, influenced by the bastarda.
Level of calligraphy	fair
Colour(s) of text	brown Mostly written in dark brown ink with a section in lighter brown ink (ff. 45v-47r).
Multiple texts	yes 45v-47v
Text repetitions	none
Abbreviations	few
Non underlaid vocal text	additional
Liminary text	1v: Josquin despres 5v: Japart (and 7v, modern) 9v, 18v: Josquin (and 23v, modern) 44v: Izac 46v: a capite, 1v, 5v, 9v, 18v, 44v, 46v

Decoration

Level of Decoration

n/a

Decoration initial type	Frequency	Folios	Initial type(s)	Size position	Description	Discrepancies
initials planned	normally				For first letter of sung text in D, for voice designation in all other parts.