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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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
2
Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
single rastrum
3
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
4
12
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13
1
14
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2
1
3
2
4
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5
3
6
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7
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8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
poor
5
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
none
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
poor
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
6
Multiple Texts
no
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Locations name: Germany
Pricking frequency: never
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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