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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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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France
1
Mechelen
1
Munich
2
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
paper
1
parchment
3
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
4
4
5
3
6
3
7
3
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
4
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Number of staves: 4
Painted initials type: decorated
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 52 (olim H.C.65; = MaiM 91), c. 1510 - after 1523, All folios
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