One scribe copied most of treatise text; second scribe wrote all musical examples, including polyphony on ff. 343'-345'; present ff. 1-2 are later restorations by 18th-century hand. This source contains all surviving compositions by Ugolino of Orvieto; missing folios at end probably contained additional works by Ugolino, now lost. Copied in Ferrara (HabBN). Inscription on f. 3 ('Di F. Aurelio Arigoni de S[anc]to Ag[ostin]o') probably refers to 17th-century owner (SeayU). Owned in 19th century by the musicologist Giuseppe Baini (1775-1844); bequeathed by Baini to Biblioteca Casanatense.

First two parchment folios added in 18th century to replace three lost original folios; one or more original folios now missing at end

Red leather covers probably date from 19th century

black and black/red mensural notation

red staves

343v/344, 344v/345, 345v

Modern stamped foliation, 1-345, on lower right rectos (cited below); earlier foliation on upper right rectos mostly obliterated by later trimming. Modern pagination on upper right rectos begins with 10 (on f. 9) and runs through 682 (only even-numbered pages bear numbers, but odd-numbered pages counted in enumeration).

No initials or decoration in section with polyphony; treatise has inked Gothic initials with filigree work.

ii paper + 345 parchment

RISM

MS of Magister Ugolino of Orvieto, including three of Ugolino's compositions with his treatise Declaratio musicae disciplinae. Modern foliation 1-345.

RISM B/IV 4: 15. Jh.; 345 Blätter Pergament, 312 x 225 mm. Moderne Foliierung von f. 1-345 (Originaler Index geht nur bis f. 342). Ab. f. 343v je Seite 8 rote Fünfliniensysteme mit schwarzer und schwarz-roter Mensuralnotation -Einband: jüngerer Lederband.

Diese Handschrift enthält die auch aus andern Handschriften bekannte Musica Magistri Ugolini de Orvieto. Im Anhang finden sich 3 in andern Handschriften fehlende Kompositionen Ugolinos.

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Declaratio musice discipline of Ugolino of Orvieto, with polyphony: 2 Italian secular pieces (1 incomplete), 1 Latin secular piece = 3

Ugolino of Orvieto-3

ii paper + 345 parchment folios, 318 x 228. First two parchment folios added in 18th century to replace three lost original folios; one or more original folios now missing at end. Modern stamped foliation, 1-345, on lower right rectos (cited below); earlier foliation on upper right rectos mostly obliterated by later trimming. Modern pagination on upper right rectos begins with 10 (on f. 9) and runs through 682 (only even-numbered pages bear numbers, but odd-numbered pages counted in enumeration). Red leather covers probably date from 19th century.

Black mensural notation on red staves, with red full and red void coloration. One scribe copied most of treatise text; second scribe wrote all musical examples, including polyphony on ff. 343'-345'; present ff. 1-2 are later restorations by 18th-century hand. No initials or decoration in section with polyphony; treatise has inked Gothic initials with filigree work. This source contains all surviving compositions by Ugolino of Orvieto; missing folios at end probably contained additional works by Ugolino, now lost.

Mid 15th century (SeayU). Copied in Ferrara (HabBN). Inscription on f. 3 ("Di F. Aurelio Arigoni de S[anc]to Ag[ostin]o") probably refers to 17th-century owner (SeayU). Owned in 19th century by the musicologist Giuseppe Baini (1775-1844); bequeathed by Baini to Biblioteca Casanatense.