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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Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
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Munich
1
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1
Wittenberg
2
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
6
4
1
5
1
6
2
7
2
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
6
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
3
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 10
Type of script: textura
Indentation for initials: double
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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