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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Cities
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Vienna
8
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
19
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
19
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
6
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
3
12
2
2
13
3
17
4
22
5
21
6
20
7
20
8
20
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
7
single
21
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
4
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
12
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
German
1
Latin
21
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
13
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
13
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
1
brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
4
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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