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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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
3
parchment
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Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
1
normally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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2
4
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3
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6
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
2
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
1
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
4
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Indentation for initials: double
Monophonic notation: present
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 7
Physical type: choirbook
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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