Sion, Switzerland, Archives du Chapitre, MS 87-1, All folios
Physical description
Material: parchment
Number of leaves: 1
Format: oblong
Page dimensions: 600 x 780
Quire structure: Text version
Title page / Frontispiece: Dedication/explanation above music ('Hie volget nach ein nüw Mutet oder Cantilen' etc.)
Non-musical texts: Canonic instruction (in the form of 18 hexameters) how to derive the Tenor in centre of recto. German translation of motet text on verso
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Pricking | none visible |
Ruled grid | never |
Ruling pattern | fairly irregular |
Staves omitted from grid | n/a |
Incomplete staves | never |
Note | Staves (and correspondingly notation) for D notably bigger (c. 35 mm) than for B and A (c. 19 mm) |
Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | ||
Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
reddish brown | always | ||
Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
straightedge | always | ||
Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
single | always | Identation for voice designation and initial in D, in B and A music indented over ruled stave to accommodate voice designation | |
Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
none | always | ||
Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
provided, in dedicated space | always | Poem containing canonic instruction in centre of page. German translation on verso |
Copying of text and music
Language(s) | Latin |
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Order of Copying |
unclear
always, Music and text are notated without apparent reference to each other. |
Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
fully texted with one text | discantus | always | ||
provided with single incipit | all except discantus | always |
Music
Colour(s) of notation | brown |
Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
Type of notation note | rounded rhomboid |
Monophonic notation | absent |
Level of calligraphy | fair |
Text
Types of script | cursive (German) |
Level of calligraphy | high |
Colour(s) of text | brown |
Multiple texts | no |
Text repetitions | none |
Abbreviations | some |
Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Liminary text | voice designations, all; title with dedication/explanation; poem containing canonic instruction |
Decoration
Level of Decoration | high |
Decoration miniature frequency | Folios | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
always | 1r | c. 210 x 200 mm, bottom centre of the page | Coat of arms of Jost von Silenen, Bishop of Sitten (1482-96) painted in gold, red, green | |||
Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
penned initials | always | 1r | calligraphic with decoration | D initial, top left | cadel-type initial in black and blue, surrounded by penned figures (two humans and a hare) |