Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 25 a-d, All folios
Physical description
Material: paper
Number of leaves: D: i + 22 + i; A: i + 22 + i; T: i + 18 + i; B: i + 22 + i
Format: upright
Page dimensions: 155 x 110
Quire structure: Text version
Title page / Frontispiece: Voice designation on the outside of each wrapper by main scribe: 'Discantus', 'Altus', Tenor', 'Bassus'
Other devices: modern pencil foliation.
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Preparation and Copying
All foliosPreparation
Disposition of Voice Parts Key
Pricking | often |
Ruled grid | always |
Ruling pattern | highly regular |
Staves omitted from grid | never |
Incomplete staves | never |
Note | very irregular vertical spacing of staves |
Medium and colour of grid | Frequency | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|---|
fold | always | single fold left and right | |
Colour of staves | Frequency | Folios | Note |
brown | always | ||
Ruling medium | Frequency | Folios | Note |
single rastrum | always | ||
Indentation for initials | Frequency | Folios | Note |
none | always | Music and text indented over ruled staves at beginning of pieces/movements, but no initials executed. | |
Extra space between voice parts | Frequency | Folios | Note |
none | always | ||
Space provided for separate text | Frequency | Folios | Note |
provided, in dedicated space | rarely | Empty ruled stave at the beginning of a new pieces with title of that piece | |
Adhoc adaptation | Frequency | Folios | Note |
partial additional staves | rarely | ||
notation and staves extended into margin | occasionally | ||
notation extended into margin | sometimes |
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 | sometimes | ||
partially texted with one text | all voice parts | sometimes |
Music
Colour(s) of notation | brown |
Type(s) of notation | void mensural |
Type of notation note | teardrop-shaped notation |
Monophonic notation | absent |
Level of calligraphy | poor |
Non verbal performance instructions | Folios | Note |
---|---|---|
signa congruentiae | occasionally | |
Line fillers | Folios | Note |
none |
Text
Types of script | cursive |
Level of calligraphy | poor |
Colour(s) of text | brown |
Multiple texts | no |
Text repetitions | none |
Abbreviations | many |
Non underlaid vocal text | none |
Liminary text | Composer names and mass titles at the beginning of every piece Canonic inscriptions |
Decoration
Level of Decoration | very poor |