PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources

Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530

Manuscript: Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 h

Manuscript type: choirbook (fragment(s))

RISM siglum: CH-Bu F.VI.26h

DIAMM Source Key: 2819

Folio(s): 3, 4

Date: c. 1520

Kmetz 1988, 65

Location of origin: Basel, Switzerland ; Germany

Provenance

Based on the paper type, script and repertoire, probably made in or in the region around Basel. The manuscript was possibly later in the possession of the Remigius Faesch Museum whose holdings were taken over by Basel University Library in 1823.

Artists/Scribes

Person: Anonymous, Anonymous
Person type: scribe

Bibliography

Kmetz 1988, 63-73

Basis for description: original

Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 h, 3, 4

Physical description

Material: paper

Number of leaves: 2

Format: upright

Page dimensions: 295 x 215

Quire structure: Text version

Page details (zoom):

Preparation and Copying

All folios

Preparation

Pricking never
Ruled grid never
Ruling pattern highly irregular
Staves omitted from grid n/a
Incomplete staves never
Note Music/text area highly variable: 3r: 98 x 290 (oblong) 4r: 248 x 195 4v: 150 x 210

Copying of text and music

Language(s)
Order of Copying music first
always
Presence/absence of text Voice part Frequency Folios Note
untexted all voice parts always
Music
Colour(s) of notation black brown
Type(s) of notation void mensural
Monophonic notation absent
Level of calligraphy very poor

Decoration

Level of Decoration very poor