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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Cities
Brussels
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Munich
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Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
5
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
8
Format
oblong
3
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
11
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2
4
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4
4
5
5
8
6
4
7
3
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
4
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
6
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
5
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
2
brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Material: paper
Number of staves: 5
Penned initials type: flourished
Production method: Manuscript
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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