P-BRad (Braga) Arquivo Distrital Pasta 137

Shelfmark
Pasta 137
Siglum

P-BRad Pasta 137

Source type
Category
Completeness
Document type
Date
15th century
Type of script
Type of notation
Description of the notation

Square notation on a red 4-line stave.

Decoration

Alternating red and blue, unadorned capitals.

Inscriptions

Left margin: reference to the records that the fragment once enclosed: "Quintiães" (parish at Barcelos) "Bap. de 1644 <a>te 1676"

Material
Condition of document

Fair, except the edges, whose condition sometimes affects the contents. The document is worn, especially in the verso, with signs of wear. The fragment was folded in half, probably to serve as a cover, with the verso being the outer part of the cover. The fragment was folded at the bottom to fit the size of the documents enclosed. 

Page layout

Full page of texted music with 9 staves

Foliation/Pagination

The original foliation is missing.

Remarks

The paleographical characteristics of the fragment suggest an origin beyond the Pyrenees.

Description author/s
Project ID
2022.01957.PTDC
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