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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Augsburg
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1
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1
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Munich
11
Munich, Germany
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Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
16
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
13
parchment
4
Format
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
5
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
1
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
13
3
13
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15
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16
6
17
7
17
8
16
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
5
single
17
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
11
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
German
2
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
10
textura
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
14
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 7
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: textura
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
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