Zwickau, Germany, Ratsschulbibliothek, MS 95,2, Single folio
Physical description
Material: parchment
Number of leaves: 1
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 515 x 380
Quire structure: Text version
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
AllPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Pricking | none visible |
Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, double line for text (4 mm apart) |
Ruling pattern |
variable
1, pentagrams, ruled with pen and apparently without straightedge, possibly above the pre-existing very regular grid of text lines |
Staves omitted from grid | sometimes |
Incomplete staves | never |
Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|
hard point | always | ||
Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
brown | always | ||
Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
freehand | always | possibly with straightedge | |
Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
single | always | one line indentation at beginning of every voice, c. 50 mm | |
Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
left between voice parts as part of grid | sometimes | ||
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 red |
Type(s) of notation | full mensural |
Type of notation note | teardrop shape |
Monophonic notation | absent |
Level of calligraphy | fair |
Level of calligraphy folios | all |
Text
Types of script | textura |
Level of calligraphy |
high,
medium to high |
Colour(s) of text | black red |
Multiple texts | no |
Text repetitions | none |
Abbreviations | some |
Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Liminary text |
none,
recto |
Later changes | 'The false my' (title?) |
Decoration
Level of Decoration | fair |
Decoration border frequency | Border type | Folios | Size | Position | Description | Discrepancies |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
sometimes | penflourished | verso only | partial borders: one-sided | outer margin | extended from initials, red | |
Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
painted initials | always | calligraphic with decoration, flourished | large one-line initials, in red, blue and gold, floral and foliate ornaments | |||
Other decoration frequency | Folios | Other decoration type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies | |
sometimes | recto only | decorative final long |