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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1
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
9
Format
oblong
4
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
single rastrum
3
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
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2
7
3
9
4
9
5
8
6
6
7
3
8
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
6
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (italic)
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Material: paper
Number of staves: 3
Number of staves: 4
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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