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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
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Germany
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Cities
Augsburg
3
Munich
11
Vienna
7
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
11
Material
paper
10
parchment
1
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
Number of staves
10
2
2
9
3
9
4
11
5
11
6
11
7
11
8
11
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
8
3-part opening
9
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
4
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
untexted
1
Type of Script
display script
8
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
10
Colour of Text
black
11
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
littera notabilior
1
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Indentation for initials: none
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 5
Painted initials frequency: rarely
Physical type: chansonnier
Type of notation: void mensural
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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