Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, All folios
Physical description
Material: paper (with parchment)
Number of leaves: 203
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 424 x 288
Quire structure: Text version
Index / Table of Contents: on front pastedown, contemporary or near-contemporary
Other devices: Modern foliation pencil top right, 1-203.
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
140r-169rPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking |
always,
in outer margin, bottom line of each stave; none visible for vertical bounding lines |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no horizontal ruling for text |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
staves ruled on pricked grid, very even. |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hard point | 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 | staves 1 and 6 always indented, c. 25 mm. Where voice begin with no indented staves, music and text indented by the same amount to accommodate initials and/or voice designations | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | sometimes | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| notation and staves extended into margin | rarely |
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 text | all voice parts | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Colour of notation folios | all |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | even rhomboid shape, sometimes slender, sometimes squat (Heidrich scribes Q and R) |
| Monophonic notation |
present
intonations, black square notation, often |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Level of calligraphy folios | all |
Text 1
| Types of script | display script |
| Types of script size position | in indentations and above text block |
| Types of script note | large textura |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Colour(s) of text | red |
| Liminary text | Rubrics and voice designations fully written out |
Text 2
| Types of script | textura |
| Types of script note | with humanist elements |
| Level of calligraphy |
fair,
all, medium |
| Colour(s) of text | black |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions |
fairly few
some |
| Abbreviations | few |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | very poor |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initials planned | occasionally |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking |
always,
in outer margin, bottom line of each stave; none visible for vertical bounding lines |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no horizontal ruling for text |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
staves ruled on pricked grid, very even. |
| Staves omitted from grid | often |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hard point | 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 | beginning of every voice (often staves 1 and 6, but with many variations), c. 30-50 mm. Fol. 1v-2r: display opening, verso idented 1-3 (85 mm) and 6-7 (50 mm), recto 1-2 (60 mm) and 6-7 (50 mm) | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| staves not ruled on grid | often | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| notation and staves extended into margin | sometimes | ||
| made for complete additional staves | n/a | 129v-130r | added stave 10 (not originally ruled), stave height 20mm |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Latin |
|---|---|
| Higlighting | none |
| Order of Copying |
music first
always |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully texted with one text | all voice parts | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Colour of notation folios | all |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | large rhomboid shape pointed at top and squat at bottom, straight stems slightly tapered at tip (Heidrich scribe H) Additions on ff. 127v-131r, 138v-139r more even and slender rhomboid shape |
| Monophonic notation |
present
intonations, black square notation, often |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Level of calligraphy folios | all |
| Level of calligraphy note | medium |
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| sometimes | some extended final notes, but not obviously functioning as line-fillers some repeated custodes (e.g. ff. 101v-102r) |
Text
| Types of script | textura |
| Types of script note | with some cursive elements |
| Level of calligraphy |
fair,
medium |
| Colour(s) of text | black |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Abbreviations | few |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text | Rubrics in red, normally Voice designations B, A, T as initials, not written out |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | poor |
| Decoration miniature frequency | Folios | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rarely | fol. 1v, 115 x 87, three lines. St. Andrew with his cross | |||||
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
| penned initials | normally | calligraphic , calligraphic with decoration | large cadels, D cadel (top verso) often with additional penwork in red ink; also smaller cadels for internal sections, often in the middle of a stave over ruling. Entered after staves, but before music and text | |||
| Other decoration frequency | Folios | Other decoration type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | |
| occasionally | elongated and decorated final longs | |||||
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | none visible |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no horizontal ruling for text |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
fairly even. |
| Staves omitted from grid | often |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hard point | 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 | stave 1 and 6 indented (fol. 202r only 1), c. 20 mm. Where no indented staves, music and text indented by the same amount to accommodate initials and/or voice designations | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | often | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| notation and staves extended into margin | rarely |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Latin |
|---|---|
| Higlighting | none |
| Order of Copying |
music first
always |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully texted with one text | all voice parts | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | even rhomboid shape, slender (Heidrich scribe Q) |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
Text
| Types of script | textura |
| Types of script note | with humanist elements |
| Level of calligraphy |
fair,
all, medium |
| Colour(s) of text | black |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Abbreviations | few |
| Liminary text | none |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | very poor |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | none visible |
| Ruled grid |
never,
single line to left and right, no horizontal ruling for text |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
even pattern, but fairly unevenly ruled |
| Staves omitted from grid | always |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hard point | always | all | |
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| black | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | No indents. Music and text indented over ruled staves to accommodate initials and/or voice designations | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | always | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | German, Latin |
|---|---|
| Higlighting | none |
| Order of Copying |
music first
always |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully texted with one text | all voice parts | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | brown |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | even rhomboid shape |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Level of calligraphy note | medium |
Text
| Types of script | textura |
| Types of script note | with bastarda elements |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | brown |
| Multiple texts |
yes
Parallel Latin and German in two lines under music |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations | none |
| Liminary text | none |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | n/a |