black mensural notation

Italy
15th Century
Source: Hufnagel, Elisabeth. "Adapting the Concept of Proportio to Rhythm in the Ars subtilior: Ugolino da Orvieto’s Compositions and his Statements on Proportion Signs in Codex Casanatense 2151". Variations on Some Common Topics in Medieval Latin Letters, 2021, pp. 441-447.
Recipe Details

Preparation Steps

The manuscript uses black mensural notation as the primary system for recording music by Ugolino da Orvieto (p. 447). While the exact chemical formulation (e.g., iron-gall or carbon) is not detailed in the musicological analysis, it is the standard medium for the fifteenth-century 'Ars subtilior' repertoire described in the study (p. 441).

Original Recipe Text

The manuscript uses black mensural notation as the primary system for recording music by Ugolino da Orvieto (p. 447). While the exact chemical formulation (e.g., iron-gall or carbon) is not detailed in the musicological analysis, it is the standard medium for the fifteenth-century 'Ars subtilior' repertoire described in the study (p. 441).

Evidence

"All three compositions are notated in black mensural notation."

Remarks

Black ink is used throughout the codex for the primary musical notation of the three unique compositions by Ugolino da Orvieto. Large portions of the manuscript were previously 'undecipherable' until the application of multispectral imaging by Janke and Nádas, which revealed the original ink layers (p. 447). The script is identified as an 'Italian humanistic book hand' from the mid-1400s (p. 446).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
multispectral images
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionItaly
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorHufnagel, Elisabeth. "Adapting the Concept of Proportio to Rhythm in the Ars subtilior: Ugolino da Orvieto’s Compositions and his Statements on Proportion Signs in Codex Casanatense 2151". Variations on Some Common Topics in Medieval Latin Letters, 2021, pp. 441-447.
CollectionCodex Casanatense 2151
Language
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