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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Antwerp
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Germany (South)
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
3
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
2
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
4
7
2
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
7
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
1
grey
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
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Copy language name: Latin
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Indentation for initials: none
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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