Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, All folios
Physical description
Material: paper (with parchment)
Number of leaves: 221
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 440 x 295
Quire structure: Text version
Other devices: Modern foliation pencil top right, 1-221
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
1v-5r, 35v-37r, 211v-220rPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking |
always,
in outer margin, bottom line of each stave |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, sometimes single line added 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 and lead 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 | 211v-216r | staves 1 and 6 always indented, c. 15-20 mm. |
| none | never | 1v-5r, 216-221r | no indents. Music and text indented over ruled staves to accommodate 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 |
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 |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | even or slightly squat rhomboid shape (Heidrich scribe Q) |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Level of calligraphy note | medium |
Text
| Types of script | textura |
| Types of script note | with humanist elements |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Colour(s) of text | black red Rubrics in red |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations | few |
| Liminary text | Voice designations fully written out in red, in indentations |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | n/a |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking |
always,
in outer margin, bottom line of each stave |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, sometimes single line added for text |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
all, 4-10 pentagrams, 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 |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single | normally | at beginning of every voice (often staves 1 and 6, but with many variations), c. 25-35 mm | |
| double | sometimes | at beginning of every voice (often staves 1-2 and 6-7, but with many variations), c. 25-35 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 |
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 R) |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| sometimes | repeated custodes |
Text
| Types of script | textura |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | black red Rubrics in red, normally |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations | few |
| Liminary text | Voice designation fully written out in red, in indentations |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | n/a |
| Decoration miniature frequency | Folios | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| never | ||||||
| Decoration border frequency | Border type | Folios | Size | Position | Description | Discrepancies |
| never | None | None | ||||
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
| painted initials | never | |||||
| penned initials | never | |||||
| initials planned | often | |||||
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking |
always,
in outer margin, bottom line of each stave |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, sometimes single line added for text |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
3-10 pentagrams, 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 and lead point | always | hard point, text lines in lead point | |
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| black | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single | always | at beginning of every voice (often staves 1 and 6, but with many variations), c. 25-40 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 |
| partial additional staves | rarely | 49v-50r added Alleluia, staves off grid |
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 |
| 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) |
| Monophonic notation |
present
intonations, black square notation, often |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
Text
| Types of script | textura |
| Types of script note | with bastarda elements |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Colour(s) of text | black |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations | few |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | poor |
| Decoration miniature frequency | Folios | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rarely | 6v: Mary with Child, 2 lines | |||||
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
| initials planned | sometimes | |||||
| 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 | |||
| painted initials | rarely | 90v, 144v | fol. 90v, top left: Red M on blue with floral ornaments and border penwork, 1 line fol. 144v, top left: Golden C on blue with floral ornaments and border penwork, partly coloured | |||