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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Innsbruck
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
7
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
none visible
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
5
dark brown
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light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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2
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3
3
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5
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6
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7
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
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19-part opening
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
6
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
poor
8
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
2
German
4
Latin
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
poor
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
5
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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