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 37 (olim H.C.20; = MaiM 60)

Manuscript type: choirbook

RISM siglum: D-Mbs 37

DIAMM Source Key: 2006

Image repositories: Digitale Bibliothek (BSB Munich)

Folio(s): All folios

Date: c. 1510-31

Bente 1968

Location of origin: Munich, Germany ; Vienna, Austria

Provenance

Probably begun in Vienna, for use by the imperial court chapel of Maximilian I (1459-1519). Brought to Munich by Ludwig Senfl c. 1523, when he began serving at the court chapel of Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550). At Munich, fascicles assembled in present order, title page added, and volume bound in present covers. Kept in Hofkapelle library until end of 18th century, then transferred to ducal court library, whose holdings formed foundation of present Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

Artists/Scribes

Person: Wagenrieder, Lucas
Person type: scribe
Note: Earliest layer (ff. 3v-15, 194v-221) copied by an unidentified scribe, whose hand also appears in D-Mbs 19, 35, and 38 (<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>); remainder of manuscript copied by two scribes, possibly by Ludwig Senfl and Lucas Wagenrieder although that ascription is now considered doubtful.

Person: Senfl, Ludwig
Person type: scribe
Note: Earliest layer (ff. 3v-15, 194v-221) copied by an unidentified scribe, whose hand also appears in D-Mbs 19, 35, and 38 (<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>); remainder of manuscript copied by two scribes, possibly by Ludwig Senfl and Lucas Wagenrieder although that ascription is now considered doubtful.

Person: Anonymous, Anonymous
Person type: scribe
Note: Earliest layer (ff. 3v-15, 194v-221) copied by an unidentified scribe, whose hand also appears in D-Mbs 19, 35, and 38 (<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>); remainder of manuscript copied by two scribes, possibly by Ludwig Senfl and Lucas Wagenrieder although that ascription is now considered doubtful.

Basis for description: high-quality image

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 folios

Preparation

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