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
Mechelen
1
Munich
4
Vienna
4
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
2
5
3
5
4
5
5
5
6
4
7
4
8
4
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
display script
3
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
Colour of Text
black
5
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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Material: paper
Monophonic notation: present
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 5
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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