PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources

Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530

Manuscript: Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7)

Manuscript type: choirbook

RISM siglum: D-Mbs 1

DIAMM Source Key: 2182

Image repositories: Digitale Bibliothek (BSB Munich)

Folio(s): All folios

Date: c. 1510-after 1523

c. 1510-after 1523 (Bente 1968).

Location of origin: Munich, Germany

Provenance

Kept in Munich Hofkapelle library until end of 18th century, then transferred to ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

Artists/Scribes

Person: Lasso, Orlando
Person type: scribe
Note: Singers' names on ff. 1v-2r

Person: Senfl, Ludwig
Person type: scribe
Note: <p><span>Ff. 2-32v probably copied by Ludwig Senfl (<a href="/bibliography/#entry364" data-tooltip="" class="has-tip tip-top reference" data-placement="top" rel="tooltip" data-original-title="" title="Bente, Martin, Neue Wege der Quellenkritik und die Biographie Ludwig Senfls (Wiesbaden, 1968) "><i class="fa fa-book"></i>Bente 1968</a>).  <span>Earliest layer (ff. 2-32v) presumably copied in Vienna, for use by the imperial court chapel of Maximilian I (1459-1519); remainder copied in Munich, at court of Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550).</span></span></p>

Person: Wagenrieder, Lucas
Person type: scribe
Note: F. 1v and ff. 33-60 probably copied by Lucas Wagenrieder (<a href="/bibliography/#entry364" data-tooltip="" class="has-tip tip-top reference" data-placement="top" rel="tooltip" data-original-title="" title="Bente, Martin, Neue Wege der Quellenkritik und die Biographie Ludwig Senfls (Wiesbaden, 1968) "><i class="fa fa-book"></i>Bente 1968</a>).  Earliest layer (ff. 2-32v) presumably copied in Vienna, for use by the imperial court chapel of Maximilian I (1459-1519); remainder copied in Munich, at court of Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550).

Bibliography

Bente 1968, Biggie 1953, Hudson 1969–72, Maier 1879, Wolf 1963, Wolff 1956

Basis for description: original

Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), All folios

Physical description

Material: paper

Number of leaves: ii + 60 + ii

Format: upright

Page dimensions: 634 x 445

Quire structure: Text version

Title page / Frontispiece: F. 2r: 'Missa: Et ecce terre motus Duodecim vocum: Anthonio Brumel autore'

Other devices: Modern pencil foliation, 1-60, by J. J. Maier.

Page details (zoom):

Preparation and Copying

All folios

Preparation

Disposition of Voice Parts Key

Pricking none visible
Ruled grid normally
Ruling pattern fairly regular
Staves omitted from grid sometimes
Incomplete staves often,
length of staves adjusted to amount of music
Medium and colour of grid Frequency Folios Note
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 normally first stave of each voice-part normally indented for voice-names (no initials)
Extra space between voice parts Frequency Folios Note
staves not ruled 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 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
Type(s) of notation void mensural
Type of notation note rhomboid shaped notation
Monophonic notation absent
Level of calligraphy high
Text 1
Types of script textura
Level of calligraphy very high
Colour(s) of text black
Multiple texts no
Text repetitions none
Abbreviations some
Non underlaid vocal text none
Text 2
Types of script display script
Types of script size position for voice designations (upright in indentations on every page) and cantus firmus text (T1)
Types of script note textura, larger than normal text script
Level of calligraphy very high
Colour(s) of text red
Multiple texts no

Decoration

Level of Decoration poor
Other decoration frequency Folios Other decoration type(s) Size position Description Discrepancies
always Voice-names in red ink, upright in indentations before every voice on every page