St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: i + 143
Format: oblong
Page dimensions: 154 x 220
Quire structure: Text version
Title page / Frontispiece: iv: 'Hÿmni et cantilenae abs Egidio Tschudi collectae et eius manu hîc inscriptae' (Ildefons von Arx, 1823-33 librarian of the Stiftbibliothek)
Index / Table of Contents: 1v: 'Authores' (list of composers).
2r-3v: Alphabetical index of compositions, with composers and indication of number of voices where not 4v.
Both in Tschudi's hand
Non-musical texts: notes on f. 42 unrelated to rest of book
Other devices: 1. Modern library foliation pencil top right, 1-142.
2. Modern library foliation pencil bottom right, 1-64, 64a-141.
3. Original piece numbering ink in left margin, 6-215 across both partbooks
Page details (zoom):
Preparation and Copying
15-24, 66, 77Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Signe de renvoi
| Pricking | never |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
6 pentagrams, lines ruled with pen and straightedge, quite even |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hard point | always | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| black | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| straightedge | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single | rarely | initials normally in left margin | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | sometimes | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | always | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| notation and staves extended into margin | sometimes |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | French, German, Italian, Latin, Spanish |
|---|---|
| Order of Copying |
music first
always |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully texted with one text | discantus | sometimes | ||
| provided with single incipit | discantus | sometimes | ||
| untexted | discantus | sometimes |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | angular teardrop shape approaching rhomboid form, leaning clockwise; with stem out of notehead if stemmed up, separate stem if stemmed down |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
Text
| Types of script | cursive (humanistic) |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Colour(s) of text | black brown |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | many |
| Abbreviations | many |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text | Composer ascriptions and mode designations (after Glarean) above pieces |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | poor |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penned initials | always | plain initials |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | always |
| Ruled grid |
always,
single line to left and right, no lines for text |
| Ruling pattern |
fairly regular
5 pentagrams, ruled with pen and straightedge based on rake pricking of all five lines on the outside edge of the stave, but nevertheless quite variable in precision and regularity of size and spacing |
| Staves omitted from grid | never |
| Incomplete staves | never |
| Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hard point | always | ||
| Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| black | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| straightedge | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single | rarely | initials normally in left margin | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | sometimes | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | always | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| notation and staves extended into margin | sometimes |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | French, German, Italian, Latin, Spanish |
|---|---|
| Order of Copying |
music first
always |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully texted with one text | discantus and altus | sometimes | ||
| provided with single incipit | discantus and altus | sometimes | ||
| untexted | discantus and altus | sometimes |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | angular teardrop shape approaching rhomboid form, leaning clockwise; with stem out of notehead if stemmed up, separate stem if stemmed down |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
Text
| Types of script | cursive (humanistic) |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Colour(s) of text | black brown |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | many |
| Abbreviations | many |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text | Composer ascriptions and mode designations (after Glarean) above pieces |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | poor |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penned initials | always | plain initials |
Preparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
| Pricking | n/a |
| Ruled grid | always |
| Ruling pattern |
highly regular
printed staves |
| 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 |
| black | always | ||
| Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| printed staves | always | ||
| Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| single | always | stave 1 always indented. Where piece begins at top pf page, initial usually in indent; where not, indent filled in by hand. Initials on lower staves in left margin, no indent. | |
| Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| empty ruled staves on grid | sometimes | ||
| Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| no separate text | always | ||
| Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
| notation and staves extended into margin | sometimes |
Copying of text and music
| Language(s) | French, Latin |
|---|---|
| Order of Copying |
music first
always |
| Presence/absence of text | Voice part | Frequency | Folios | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fully texted with one text | discantus and altus | normally | ||
| provided with single incipit | discantus and altus | occasionally |
Music
| Colour(s) of notation | black |
| Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
| Type of notation note | angular teardrop shape approaching rhomboid form, leaning clockwise; with stem out of notehead if stemmed up, separate stem if stemmed down |
| Monophonic notation | absent |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
Text
| Types of script | cursive (humanistic) |
| Level of calligraphy | fair |
| Colour(s) of text | black brown |
| Multiple texts | no |
| Text repetitions | many |
| Abbreviations | many |
| Non underlaid vocal text | none |
| Liminary text | Composer ascriptions and mode designations (after Glarean) above pieces |
Decoration
| Level of Decoration | poor |
| Decoration initial type | Frequency | Folios | Initial type(s) | Size position | Description | Discrepancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penned initials | always | plain initials |