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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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Cities
Brussels
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Munich
4
Munich, Germany
1
Prague
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Vienna
5
Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
8
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
12
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2
4
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4
4
6
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6
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
3
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
German
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
Colour of Text
black
8
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Indentation for initials: single
Material: paper
Pricking frequency: sometimes
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 510 (= MaiM 4), c. 1513-19,
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