Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: 256 (2 lost through restoration in 1969)
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 315 x 210
Quire structure: Text version
Non-musical texts: On front pastedown and recto of front flyleaf (now fol. 1) - see EdM 34, pp. 396-397.
Some texts added (by Nikolaus Apel?) on inside front cover and f. 1 after manuscript was bound; dates associated with these additions (ranging from 1506 to 1519) are only dates in manuscript.
Other devices: 1. Original quire marks [a1]-y4, brown ink bottom right (missing on some folios), [al], a2, a3, … y6. Letters "u" and "w" not used. Perhaps by Nikolaus Apel or the original binder.
3. Modern foliation pencil top right, 1-215, 217-253, 255-258.
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
127-138Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
never,
no lines |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
10-11 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, slightly varying in distance |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left between voice parts as part of grid | often | left between or below voice parts as part of grid | |
| 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, all |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| untexted | all voice parts | normally | no text except some incipits |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | brown |
| Colour of notation folios | all |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | teardrop shape, separate long stems slightly sloping backwards (Gerber scribe 3) |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Level of calligraphy note | low to medium |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| none | ||
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| none |
Text
| Types of script | cursive |
| Types of script note | German |
| Level of calligraphy |
fair,
all, low to medium |
| Colour(s) of text | brown all |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | n/a |
| Abbreviations | none |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
never,
no lines |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
10 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, varying in distance |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text sometimes indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left between voice parts as part of grid | often | left between or below voice parts as part of grid | |
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
never,
no lines |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
10 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, slightly varying in distance |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | never | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left between voice parts as part of grid | often | left between or below voice parts as part of grid | |
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
10 pentagrams, ruled freehand, quite 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 |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left between voice parts as part of grid | often | left between or below voice parts as part of grid | |
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, rarely, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
10 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, slightly varying in distance |
| 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 |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text sometimes slightly indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left between voice parts as part of grid | often | left between or below voice parts as part of grid | |
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
10 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, varying in distance |
| 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 |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | ||
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
9 pentagrams, ruled freehand, 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 |
| triple | n/a | 182 | fol. 182 indented over 3 lines |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
10 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, slightly varying in distance |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves |
never,
tbc |
| 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 |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text sometimes very slightly indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left between voice parts as part of grid | sometimes | left between or below voice parts as part of grid | |
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| notation and staves extended into margin | rarely | staves extended into margin to accommodate notation |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
11 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, slightly varying in distance |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves |
never,
tbc |
| 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 |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text sometimes very slightly indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left between voice parts as part of grid | sometimes | left between or below voice parts as part of grid | |
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| notation and staves extended into margin | rarely | staves extended into margin to accommodate notation |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
9 pentagrams, ruled freehand, quite even |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves |
never,
tbc |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hard point or 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 |
| none | never | ||
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left between voice parts as part of grid | often | left between or below voice parts as part of grid | |
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| made for complete additional staves | n/a | fol. 227 extra stave at bottom |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, rarely, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
10-11 pentagrams, ruled freehand, quite even |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves |
never,
tbc |
| Note | 230v-231r 11 staves, same rastrum, 9-10 mm apart |
| 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 |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left between voice parts as part of grid | often | left between or below voice parts as part of grid | |
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| partial additional staves | n/a | 213r extra partial stave at bottom |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
never,
single line to left and right, rarely, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
all, 7 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, slightly varying in distance |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left below voice parts as part of 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, all |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| varies | all voice parts | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | brown |
| Colour of notation folios | all |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation folios | all |
| Type of notation note | teardrop shape, separate long stems slightly sloping backwards (Gerber scribe 1) |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Level of calligraphy note | medium |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| none | ||
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| none |
Text
| Types of script | cursive |
| Types of script note | German |
| Level of calligraphy |
fair,
all, medium |
| Colour(s) of text | brown all |
| Multiple texts |
yes
multiple strophes for hymns under music where text present at all |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations |
very many
frequent |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | n/a |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initials planned | always | indent over staves apparently for initials, but none executed and no initials missing in underlaid text |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
double line to left and right, two top line of each stave all the way across the page, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
8-10 pentagrams, lines drawn individually, sometimes uneven, not parallel, varying in distance |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves |
never,
tbc |
| Note | 245v-246r ruled with rastrum 14.5 mm |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| brown ink | always | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| straightedge | always | pen and straightedge | |
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | ||
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | n/a | tbc | |
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | n/a | tbc |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
9 pentagrams, ruled freehand, very uneven |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves |
n/a,
tbc |
| 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 |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
never,
single line to left and right, rarely, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
all, 10 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, slightly varying in distance |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left between voice parts as part of grid | often | left between or below voice parts as part of grid | |
| 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, all |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| untexted | all voice parts | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | brown |
| Colour of notation folios | all |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | teardrop shape, separate long stems slightly sloping backwards (Gerber scribe 1); possibly different scribe on ff. 61v-62r |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Level of calligraphy note | medium |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| none | ||
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| none |
Text
| Non underlaid vocal text |
additional
some added on fol. 61v |
| Later changes | some text added on fol. 64v (D), text on ff. 61v-62r possibly there from the start (German cursive, several hymn strophes) |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | n/a |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
never,
no lines |
| Ruling pattern |
variable
6-12 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, varying in distance |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | ||
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left below voice parts as part of grid | often | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | |
|---|---|
| Higlighting | none |
| Order of Copying |
music first
always, all |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| varies | all voice parts | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | brown |
| Colour of notation folios | all |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | teardrop shape, separate long stems slightly sloping backwards |
| Monophonic notation |
present
50v |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Level of calligraphy note | low to medium |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| none | ||
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| none |
Text
| Types of script | cursive |
| Types of script note | German |
| Level of calligraphy |
fair,
all, low to medium |
| Colour(s) of text | brown all |
| Multiple texts |
yes
multiple strophes for hymns under music where text present |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations |
very many
frequent |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | n/a |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
never,
no lines |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
13-14 pentagrams, lines drawn individually, sometimes uneven, not parallel, varying in distance; top line of additional stave visible at bottom, apparently trimmed |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| straightedge | always | pen and straightedge | |
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left below voice parts as part of grid | always | ||
| 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, all |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| untexted | all voice parts | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | brown |
| Colour of notation folios | all |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | teardrop shape, separate long stems straight up |
| Monophonic notation |
present
53r |
| Level of calligraphy | poor |
| Level of calligraphy note | low |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| none | ||
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| none |
Decoration 1
| Level of Decoration | n/a |
Decoration 2
| Level of Decoration | n/a |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, top line of each stave all the way across the page, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
9 pentagrams, lines drawn individually, sometimes uneven, not parallel, varying in distance |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| brown ink | always | all | |
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | all | |
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| straightedge | always | pen and straightedge | |
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | ||
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left below voice parts as part of 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, all |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| untexted | all voice parts | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | brown |
| Colour of notation folios | all |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | teardrop shape, separate long stems slightly sloping backwards |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Level of calligraphy note | low to medium |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| none | ||
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| none | ||
| Later changes | Folios | |
| short piece added by differenct scribe on last two ruled staves at bottom of fol. 53r (texted) |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | n/a |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
never,
no lines |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
9-10 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, varying in distance |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text sometimes slightly indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left between voice parts as part of grid | always | left between or below voice parts as part of grid, often | |
| 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, all |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| varies | all voice parts | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | brown |
| Colour of notation folios | all |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | teardrop shape, very slender, separate long stems slightly sloping backwards (Gerber scribe 2) |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Level of calligraphy note | low to medium |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| none | ||
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| none |
Text
| Types of script | cursive |
| Types of script note | German |
| Level of calligraphy |
fair,
all, low to medium |
| Colour(s) of text | brown all |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations | some |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | n/a |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
never,
no lines |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
9-10 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, slightly varying in distance |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left between voice parts as part of grid | often | left between or below voice parts as part of grid | |
| 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, all |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| varies | all voice parts | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | brown |
| Colour of notation folios | all |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | teardrop shape, very slender, separate long stems slightly sloping backwards (Gerber scribe 2) |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Level of calligraphy note | medium |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| none | ||
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| none |
Text
| Types of script | cursive |
| Types of script note | German |
| Level of calligraphy |
fair,
all, low to medium |
| Colour(s) of text | brown all |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations | some |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text | 82v: tacet instructions |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | n/a |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
never,
no lines |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
10 pentagrams, ruled freehand, sometimes uneven, not parallel, slightly varying in distance |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | all | |
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| none | never | no indented staves, music and text indented over 1 stave to accommodate initial or voice designation | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| left between voice parts as part of grid | often | left between or below voice parts as part of grid | |
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | never | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| partial additional staves | n/a | 121r | added partial stave fol. 121r bottom |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | Latin |
|---|---|
| Higlighting | none |
| Order of Copying |
music first
always, all |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| varies | all voice parts | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | brown |
| Colour of notation folios | all |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | teardrop shape, separate long stems slightly sloping backwards (Gerber scribe 3) |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Level of calligraphy note | low to medium |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| none | ||
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| none | ||
| Later changes | Folios | |
| fragments added on wrapper (fol. 88r, 102v) and on inserted partial leaf (fol. 100) |
Text
| Types of script | cursive |
| Types of script note | German |
| Level of calligraphy |
fair,
all, low to medium |
| Colour(s) of text | brown all |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | none |
| Abbreviations | very many |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | n/a |