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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Germany
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Freiburg
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Halberstadt
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Leipzig
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Munich
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Torgau
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
1
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
3
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
3
single
6
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
3
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
display script
3
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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