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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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
9
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
4
none visible
5
often
3
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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printed staves
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
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Number of staves
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2
10
13
11
6
12
3
13
1
2
3
3
5
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4
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7
6
8
7
7
8
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12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
5
quadruple
1
single
14
triple
8
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
poor
2
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
2
none
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
5
German
2
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
6
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
9
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
poor
2
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
4
often
2
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Penned initials frequency: rarely
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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