Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-34 (II A 27) (olim 8712), All folios

Physical description

Material: paper

Number of leaves: T: i + 236

Format: upright

Page dimensions: 220 x 160

Quire structure: Text version

Other devices: 1. Modern pagination partly stamped, partly retraced in ink or pencil, bottom middle, 1-472.
2. Original piece numbering (letters and numbers), in red ink above each piece or next to it in the margin.

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Preparation and Copying

All folios

Preparation

Disposition of Voice Parts Key

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	always		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 (quadruple), but subsequently deep indents over 1-3 ruled staves at the beginning of every new piece.
Extra space between voice parts	Frequency	Folios	Note
left between voice parts as part of grid	occasionally
Space provided for separate text	Frequency	Folios	Note
no separate text	always
Adhoc adaptation	Frequency	Folios	Note
notation extended into margin	sometimes

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	tenor	always

Music

Colour(s) of notation	black brown
Type(s) of notation	void mensural, chant (Central European)
Type of notation note	teardrop shaped notation
Monophonic notation	present occasionally; intonations and brief passages
Level of calligraphy	fair

Later changes	Folios
some pieces at the end of the two main sections apparently added later by different scribe(s)

Text 1

Types of script	cursive
Types of script size position	one main scribe and at least two secondary scribes
Level of calligraphy	fair
Colour(s) of text	black brown
Multiple texts	yes rarely
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 blue
Liminary text	liturgical rubrics

Decoration

Level of Decoration	fair

Decoration border frequency	Border type	Folios	Size	Position	Description	Discrepancies
rarely	decorated	pp. 1, 16	partial borders: one- and two-sided	lower margin, outer margin	vine branches, on p. 1 very elaborate, with grapes
Decoration initial type	Frequency	Folios	Initial type(s)	Size position	Description	Discrepancies
painted initials	rarely	pp. 1, 16	decorated, historiated
initials planned	normally			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
often			decorated letters, littera notabilior	rubrics and some capitals in sung text	Rubric often in large display script and in red (more rarely blue) ink. Capitals in sung text sometimes decorated with yellow wash

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