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
Augsburg
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
1
Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
2
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
4-part opening
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5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
5
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
4
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
9
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Physical format: oblong
Number of staves: 4
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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