Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: 107 + i
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 560 x 390
Quire structure: Text version
Other devices: 1. Modern pencil foliation recto top right, 1-107 (by J. J. Maier), includes modern flyleaf at beginning.
2. Pieces numbered in ink by an earlier hand, recto top right on blank folios preceding the beginning of every mass
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking |
often,
for bounding lines only; edges of folios restored, probably obliterating signs of further pricking. |
| Ruled grid |
always,
Single bounding line to left and right. Text on single line in parts of the book, only ruled where text present. |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
mostly ruled on 11-stave grid |
| Staves omitted from grid | occasionally |
| Incomplete staves | rarely |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| triple | occasionally | ||
| double | sometimes | ||
| single | often | ||
| none | rarely | ||
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | occasionally | ||
| variable space, not on grid | occasionally | ||
| staves not ruled on grid | often | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | always | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| partial additional staves | occasionally | ||
| staves extended into margin | occasionally | ||
| made for complete additional staves | rarely |
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 | tenor | normally | ||
| fully texted with two or more texts | tenor | sometimes | ||
| fully texted with one text | all except tenor | always |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | rhomboid-shaped notation |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|
| signes-de-renvoi | often, very elaborate in red | |
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| occasionally | repeated custodes |
Text 1
| Types of script | cursive (bastarda) |
| Level of calligraphy | very high |
| Colour(s) of text | black red Cantus firmus texts in red |
| Multiple texts |
yes
Ordinary text and cantus firmus text in tenor |
| Text repetitions | fairly few |
| Abbreviations | some |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text | Voice designations (with initials except for D, sometimes upright within initials), Residuum indications, Verte instructions (black), Tacet and canonic instructions (in red or black), composers and mass titles (both in red). |
Text 2
| Types of script | display script |
| Types of script size position | Cantus firmus texts, Voice designations, Residuum indications, Verte instructions, Tacet and canonic instructions, composers and mass titles. |
| Types of script note | cursive (bastarda) |
| Level of calligraphy | very high |
| Colour(s) of text | black red Cantus firmus texts in red, Voice designations, Residuum indications and Verte instructions all in black, Tacet and canonic instructions in red or black), composers and mass titles in red |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | fair |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| painted initials | rarely | 2v-3r | decorated with grotesque heads | |||
| penned initials | occasionally | 14v-15r, 31v-32r, 47v-48r | calligraphic , flourished | |||
| penned initials | sometimes | 3v-13r, 48v-59v | calligraphic | At beginning of sections; usually one line except D which is often two lines. Relating to voice-names rather than sung text except in D. | ||
| initials planned | often | Relating to voice-names rather than sung text except in D (where the first letter of the text is lacking). |