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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Germany (South)
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Innsbruck
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Leipzig
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Munich
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Torgau
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Vienna
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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
15
partbook (fragment(s))
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Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
4
none visible
4
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
6
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
16
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
8
single
12
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
other
3
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
2
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
signa congruentiae
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
6
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
3
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
6
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
6
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part+consecutive
Locations name: Ferrara
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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