PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
Munich
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
1
parchment
4
Format
oblong
1
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
1
11
1
12
1
4
2
5
1
6
1
7
3
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
Penned Initials Type
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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