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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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
6
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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14
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15
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
8
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Multiple texts: no
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Production method: Manuscript
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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