Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 10, All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: 20
Format: oblong
Page dimensions: 111 x 160
Quire structure: Text version
Title page / Frontispiece: 1r: original title 'BAS[V]S', various pen trials
Other devices: 1. Modern pencil foliation top right, 1-20.
2. Modern piece numbering, pencil left margin
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Pricking | none visible |
Ruled grid |
always,
Vertical frame lines ruled from top to bottom of every page; top line of every stave as frame line across the entire page opening. |
Ruling pattern | fairly regular |
Staves omitted from grid | never |
Incomplete staves | never |
Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|
brown ink | always | ||
Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
brown | always | ||
Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
straightedge | always | ||
Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
none | always | ||
Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
left below voice parts as part of grid | occasionally | ||
Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
no separate text | always | ||
Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
partial additional staves | rarely | 9r |
Copying of text and music
Language(s) | German, Italian |
---|---|
Order of Copying |
music first
always |
Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
provided with single incipit | bassus | normally | ||
fully texted with one text | bassus | rarely | 4r-v | Originally incipit only, full text added later, probably by different hand |
Music
Colour(s) of notation | black |
Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
Monophonic notation | absent |
Level of calligraphy | poor |
Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|
signes-de-renvoi | 12v-13r | |
repeat signs | regularly | |
Line fillers | Folios | Note |
few | 3r, 6r, 7r, 9v, 12r | extended final longs, vertical lines (f. 12r) |
Text
Types of script | cursive (German) |
Level of calligraphy | poor |
Colour(s) of text | black |
Multiple texts | no |
Text repetitions | none |
Abbreviations | very few |
Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Later changes |
performance indications 7v,
7v |
Decoration
Level of Decoration | poor |
Decoration miniature frequency | Folios | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
never | ||||||
Decoration border frequency | Border type | Folios | Size | Position | Description | Discrepancies |
never | None | None | ||||
Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
penned initials | normally | littera notabilior | Larger and slightly embellished initial letters for most songs with rest of text below the stave |