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): 6a, 6b

Date: First decade of the 16th century

Kmetz 1988, 67

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, 6a, 6b

Physical description

Material: paper

Number of leaves: 2

Format: upright

Page dimensions: 305 x 220

Quire structure: Text version

Page details (zoom):

Preparation and Copying

All folios

Preparation

Disposition of Voice Parts Key

Pricking never
Ruled grid never
Ruling pattern highly regular
Staves omitted from grid never
Incomplete staves never
Colour of staves Frequency Folios Note
brown always
Ruling medium Frequency Folios Note
straightedge 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 often
Music
Colour(s) of notation brown
Type(s) of notation void mensural
Monophonic notation absent
Level of calligraphy poor
Text
Types of script cursive (German)
Types of script size position Mix of humanistic and german cursive (Kmetz, 67)
Level of calligraphy poor
Colour(s) of text brown
Multiple texts no
Text repetitions none
Abbreviations fairly many
Non underlaid vocal text none

Decoration

Level of Decoration very poor