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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Germany
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Switzerland
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Cities
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Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
Format
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
10
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
12
2
13
1
6
3
7
3
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
10
single
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
10
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
5
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Locations part of: Great Britain
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Number of staves: 10
Type of notation: void mensural
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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