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, Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
8
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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none visible
4
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
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
9
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
3
single
10
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
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
10
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
5
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: red
Copy language name: Latin
Number of staves: 8
Penned initials frequency: often
Penned initials type: calligraphic
Production method: Manuscript
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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