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
2
Italy
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Cities
Casale Monferrato
1
France
1
Germany (South)
1
Munich
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
1
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
Number of staves
11
2
12
1
13
1
4
2
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
4
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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