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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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Cities
Bologna
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Halberstadt
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Hradec Králové
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
6
Format
oblong
1
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
12
1
13
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2
2
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
1
7
2
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
5
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
French
3
German
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
6
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
4
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Borders size: partial borders: two-sided
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Penned initials type: plain initials
Pricking frequency: rarely
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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