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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Brussels
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Munich, Germany
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
7
parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
3
11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
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3-part opening
6
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
3
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
5
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Separate text: no separate text
Pricking frequency: sometimes
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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