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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Austria
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Italy
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Innsbruck
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
17
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
15
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
15
parchment
3
Format
oblong
5
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
1
none visible
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
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red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
2
13
3
13
4
18
5
15
6
16
7
13
8
13
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
11
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
7
single
16
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
3
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
9
rotonda
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
12
n/a
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
4
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
3
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
3
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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