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, Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
choirbook
36
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
1
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
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often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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26
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11
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11
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25
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36
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
25
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
6
quadruple
3
single
34
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
36
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
19
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
7
German
2
Latin
34
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
4
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
24
display script
33
textura
12
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
19
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
36
blue
2
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
36
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
17
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
21
occasionally
8
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 4
Number of staves: 6
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two texts
Type of notation: void mensural
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Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 773, c. 1510-15, All folios
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