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 66 (olim H.C. 63; = MaiM 11)

Manuscript type: choirbook

RISM siglum: D-Mbs 66

DIAMM Source Key: 2208

Image repositories: Digitale Bibliothek (BSB Munich)

Folio(s): All folios

Date: c. 1515

Bente 1968

Provenance

Possibly copied in Vienna, for use by the imperial court chapel of Maximilian I (1459-1519), and brought to Munich by Ludwig Senfl c. 1523, when he began serving at the court chapel of Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493-1550). Or copied in Munich for use of the Hofkapelle. 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: Senfl, Ludwig
Person type: scribe
Note: Possibly copied by Ludwig Senfl (<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>) although that ascription is now considered doubtful.

Basis for description: high-quality image

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.

Page details (zoom):

Preparation and Copying

All folios

Preparation

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