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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1
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
Material
paper
8
Format
oblong
3
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
8
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
2
12
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
3
6
3
7
4
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
4
4-part score
1
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
7
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
7
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
8
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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