Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 66 (olim H.C. 63; = MaiM 11), All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: 186 + i
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 430 x 300
Quire structure: Text version
Other devices: Modern pencil foliation recto top right, 1-186 (by J. J. Maier), including front endpaper. 187 added later for back endpaper.
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Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Pricking | none visible |
Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right |
Ruling pattern | fairly regular |
Staves omitted from grid | often |
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 |
single | normally | occasionally for voice designations, elsewhere for visual separation only; apparently no initials planned | |
Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
staves not ruled on grid | often | ||
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, often rounded |
Monophonic notation | absent |
Level of calligraphy | fair |
Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|
signes-de-renvoi | rarely | |
signa congruentiae | rarely | |
Line fillers | Folios | Note |
sometimes | extended final longs |
Text
Types of script | textura |
Types of script note | often with strong cursive elements |
Level of calligraphy | fair |
Colour(s) of text | black |
Multiple texts | no |
Text repetitions | fairly few |
Abbreviations | many |
Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Liminary text | Voice designations (usually only where disposition diverges from normal D B | C T); mass titles, occasionally; Tacet and canonic instructions, occasionally; all in black |
Decoration
Level of Decoration | n/a |