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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Brussels
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Munich
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
8
parchment
3
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
3
rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
7
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12
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
10
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
3
single
11
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
11
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Colour of text: black
Locations name: Windsor
Penned initials type: plain initials
Type of notation: full mensural
Type of script: cursive (Anglicana)
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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