Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 25 (olim H.C.51; = MaiM 69), All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: 192
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 560 x 400
Quire structure: Text version
Other devices: 1. Modern pencil foliation recto top right, 1-191, by J. J. Maier (many folios lack numbers, but all included in enumeration except one folio following f. 49.
2. Piece numberings, verso top left; one older in black ink, one modern in pencil
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking | often |
| Ruled grid |
rarely,
Staves alomost invariably ruled flexibly to accommodate music |
| Ruling pattern | fairly irregular |
| Staves omitted from grid | n/a |
| Incomplete staves |
often,
length of staves adjusted to amount of music |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| lead point | normally | all except ff. 24-35 | |
| hard point | occasionally | 24-35 | |
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| black | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single | normally | indented for voice-names (rarely initials) | |
| double | rarely | indented for voice-names (rarely initials) | |
| none | occasionally | indented for voice-names (rarely initials) | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| variable space, not on grid | normally | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | always |
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 | high |
| Colour(s) of text | black |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | many |
| Abbreviations | many |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text | Voice-names (written out) in indentations, usually on every opening; composer ascriptions; pars indications; liturgical designations; all in red. Composition titles on blank rectos preceding the notation, rarely, added later |
Text 2
| Types of script | display script |
| Types of script size position | for voice designations (in indentations on many pages) and other paratexts |
| Types of script note | textura, larger than normal text script |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | red |
| Abbreviations | many |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | poor |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penned initials | rarely | 1v-2r, 23v-24r | calligraphic | large cadel-type initials in ink of different colours, on ff. 1v-2r relating to voice-names, on 23v-24r to first word of sung text | ||
| Other decoration frequency | Folios | Other decoration type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | |
| normally | Voice-names | in red ink, in indentations before every voice on many pages | ||||