Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-26 (II A 21) (olim 8707), All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: B: 114
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 220 x 160
Quire structure: Text version
Other devices: Modern pagination partly stamped, partly retraced in ink, bottom middle, 1-228.
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
pp. 1-202Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking | none visible |
| Ruled grid |
always,
vertical bounding lines only |
| Ruling pattern | highly regular |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hard point or lead point | normally | often hardly visible | |
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| varies | normally | only on p. 1 staves indented, but subsequently deep indents over 1-3 ruled staves at the beginning of every new piece. | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | rarely | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | always | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| notation and staves extended into margin | sometimes | ||
| other | occasionally | pp. 147-150 | Inserted bifolium, much less regularly ruled, 5-7 staves, pp. 148-150 ruled with straightedge rather than rastrum , different hand(s) |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Czech, Latin |
|---|---|
| Order of Copying |
music first
always |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully texted with one or two texts | bassus | normally | ||
| partially texted with one text | bassus | occasionally | ||
| untexted | bassus | rarely |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | teardrop shaped, mostly one single scribe (except pp. 148-150) |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
Text 1
| Types of script | cursive |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | black red brown |
| Multiple texts |
yes
occasionally |
| Text repetitions | few |
| Abbreviations | fairly many |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Text 2
| Types of script | display script |
| Types of script size position | large, in margins or above music |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | red some with yellow wash |
| Liminary text | liturgical rubrics |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | very poor |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initials planned | always | Very substantial amount of space provided for initials at the beginning of every piece (usually 3 staves); no guide letter, but text begins with second letter of first word. | ||||
| Other decoration frequency | Folios | Other decoration type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | |
| normally | decorated letters, littera notabilior | rubrics and some capitals in sung text | rubric in large display script and in red ink. Capitals in sung text decorated with yellow wash | |||
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | none visible |
| Ruled grid | none visible |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly irregular
music notation combined with text, usually two staves at the top and/or the bottom of the page |
| Staves omitted from grid | n/a |
| Incomplete staves | often |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | always | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| black | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single | always | ||
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| variable space, not on grid | always | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| provided, in dedicated space | always |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Latin |
|---|---|
| Order of Copying |
music first
always |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully texted with one or two texts | bassus | normally |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | teardrop shape |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Later changes | Folios | |
|---|---|---|
| Music on pp. 203, 208, 210 and 211 not executed |
Text
| Types of script | cursive |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | black |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations | some |
| Non underlaid vocal text |
additional
liturgical texts, alternating with polyphonic sung verses |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | fair |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penned initials | normally | calligraphic , flourished | large red calligraphic initials with modest flourishing |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | none visible |
| Ruled grid | never |
| Ruling pattern | fairly irregular |
| Staves omitted from grid | n/a |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | always | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | same rastrum as the one used for pp. 1-202 | |
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single | always | ||
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| variable space, not on grid | always | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | always | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| partial additional staves | rarely | p. 223 | |
| made for complete additional staves | rarely | p. 218 |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Latin |
|---|---|
| Order of Copying |
music first
always |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully texted with one or two texts | bassus | normally | ||
| provided with one or two incipits | bassus | occasionally | ||
| untexted | bassus | occasionally |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | brown |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | teardrop shape |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
Text
| Types of script | cursive |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Colour(s) of text | brown |
| Multiple texts | yes |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations | some |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | n/a |