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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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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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normally
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
2
4-part opening
4
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
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Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
5
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Monophonic notation: absent
Type of script: display script
Type of script: textura
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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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