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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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
5
Format
oblong
2
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
3
occasionally
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
straightedge
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Number of staves
2
4
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5
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4
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6
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7
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
3
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Locations part of: Germany
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Number of staves: 3
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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