Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40091 (olim Z 91), All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: i + 157 + i
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 528 x 390
Quire structure: Text version
Title page / Frontispiece: none
Index / Table of Contents: none
Colophon: none
Non-musical texts: none
Other devices: 1. Modern library foliation, pencil top right, 1-157
2. Early (near contemporary) foliation, brown ink bottom right, 1-102, 104-158, often partly or entirely trimmed off
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking | none visible |
| Ruled grid |
always,
no bounding lines, but very regular; sometimes text on single lead-point line |
| Ruling pattern | highly regular |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | always | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| brown | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single rastrum | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| double | often | c. 3-4 cm (6-7 cm at the beginning of masses), ruled individually for the beginnings of masses and movements or principal sections. Sometimes miscalculated. | |
| single | normally | c. 3-4 cm, ruled individually for the beginnings of voice parts, for sections, subsections and even residua. Sometimes miscalculated. On ff. 141r-156r always on staves 1 and 6. | |
| none | rarely | 138-139 | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves 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 | brown |
| 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 | 33v-34r | |
| Line fillers | Folios | Note |
| none |
Text
| Types of script | textura |
| Types of script note | with cursive elements. One main scribe, two different scribes for last mass (ff. 138-157) |
| Level of calligraphy | high |
| Colour(s) of text | brown |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | fairly few |
| Abbreviations | some |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text | Composer designation: 1v, 18v, 38v, 57v; Title: 1v, 18v; Voice designation: 1v, 64v, 68v, 80v-81r; Tacet instruction: 12v, 17r, 22v, 26v-27r, 27v, 31v-32r, 35v-36r, 50v, 52v, 54v, 68v-69r, 69v-70r, 77v, 97v, 99v, 101v-102r, 106v-107r, 113v-114r, 115v, 117v-118r, 132v, 156v-157r; Duo: 16v-17r, 26v-27r, 31v-32r, 35v-36r, 80v-81r, 101v-102r, 106v-107r, 113v-114r, 117v-118r, 136v-137r, 156v-157r; Canon instruction: 15v, 77r, 82r |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | fair |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penned initials | always | calligraphic , calligraphic with grotesque heads, flourished | at the beginning of all masses, sections, subsections and residua, over two lines at the beginning of masses and some principal sections, over one line elsewhere | cadel-type calligraphic initials, of varying but overall modest elaboration, ranging from near-plain to moderately flourished initials, some with floral or plant motives, rarely with grotesque heads. Some highlighted with pink/red wash. All initials represent the first letter of the first word of the sung text |