Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 37 (olim H.C.20; = MaiM 60), All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: 261
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 470 x 320
Quire structure: Text version
Other devices: 1. Modern pencil foliation recto top right, 1-260 (by J. J. Maier) (omits one folio following f. 17).
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Pricking | sometimes |
Ruled grid |
rarely,
Single line to left and right |
Ruling pattern |
fairly irregular
Staves ruled flexibly to accommodate music |
Staves omitted from grid | n/a |
Incomplete staves |
sometimes,
length of staves adjusted to amount of music |
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 |
none | occasionally | ||
double | rarely | ||
single | normally | for voice-names at beginning of pieces, elsewhere for visual separation only | |
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 | normally | ||
fully texted with two texts | all voice parts | occasionally | 30v-34r, 39v-44r, 249v-251r |
Music
Colour(s) of notation | black |
Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
Type of notation note | rhomboid-shaped notation |
Monophonic notation |
present
chant incipits, occasionally |
Level of calligraphy | high |
Text 1
Types of script | textura |
Level of calligraphy | high |
Colour(s) of text | black red |
Multiple texts |
yes
30v-34r, 39v-44r, 249v-251r, second text in red |
Text repetitions | few |
Abbreviations | few |
Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Liminary text | Liturgical rubrics (in red ink); voice designations (at beginning of pieces incorporating initials, sometimes written throughout); composer ascriptions, normally (in red ink); tacet inscriptions |
Text 2
Types of script | display script |
Types of script size position | Liturgical rubrics (in red ink); voice designations; composer ascriptions |
Level of calligraphy | high |
Colour(s) of text | red |
Decoration
Level of Decoration | fair |
Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
penned initials | sometimes | calligraphic | At beginning of every cycle, either large capitals or cadel-type initials, in various colours, referring to voice-names |