Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 52 (olim H.C.65; = MaiM 91), All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: 259
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 475 x 325
Quire structure: Text version
Other devices: 1. Modern pencil foliation recto top right, 1-56; 56bis-60; 60bis-155; 155bis-256 (by J. J. Maier).
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Pricking | occasionally |
Ruled grid |
rarely,
Staves ruled flexibly to accommodate music |
Ruling pattern | fairly irregular |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
lead point | normally | ||
Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
black | always | ||
Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
single rastrum | always | ||
Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
single | often | usually for visual separation only, no initials or voice designations | |
Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
variable space, not on grid | often | ||
Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
provided, in dedicated space | rarely |
Copying of text and music
Language(s) | Latin |
---|---|
Order of Copying |
music first
always |
Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
untexted | all voice parts | rarely | ||
fully texted with one text | all voice parts | often | ||
fully texted with two or more texts | all voice parts | sometimes |
Music
Colour(s) of notation | black |
Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
Type of notation note | rhomboid-shaped notation |
Monophonic notation |
present
chant intonations |
Level of calligraphy | fair |
Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|
signa congruentiae |
Text 1
Types of script | textura |
Types of script note | with cursive elements |
Level of calligraphy | high |
Colour(s) of text | black red 142v-143r: Gloria patri red 143v-144r: upper text red 152v-157r, 164v-167r: upper text red |
Multiple texts |
yes
multiple underlaid hymn strophes (up to 4) |
Text repetitions | few |
Abbreviations | very few |
Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Liminary text | Liturgical rubrics (in red ink); voice designations (in red or black, sometimes), tacet inscriptions, rarely (in black) |
Later changes | Sometimes alternative or additional text added by later hand in smaller script |
Text 2
Types of script | display script |
Types of script size position | Liturgical rubrics, voice designations, tacet inscriptions |
Types of script note | Textura, somewhat bigger and more elaborate than sung text |
Level of calligraphy | high |
Colour(s) of text | black red |
Decoration
Level of Decoration | n/a |