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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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
23
Material
paper
15
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
none visible
10
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
23
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
3
12
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13
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2
7
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6
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10
5
12
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14
7
13
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15
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
23
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
10
single
19
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
20
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
1
Latin
20
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (italic)
1
display script
10
textura
15
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
23
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Indentation for initials: triple
Number of staves: 7
Number of staves: 8
Penned initials type: flourished
Pricking frequency: none visible
Type of notation: void mensural
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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