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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Florence
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Netherlands
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Vienna
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1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
6
parchment
3
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
2
Ruling Medium
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
2
11
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12
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2
4
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4
4
5
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6
6
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
3
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
4
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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