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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Augsburg
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Mechelen
3
Munich
9
Munich, Germany
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
16
Material
paper
12
parchment
4
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
16
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
2
16
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12
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9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
5
single
15
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
11
hybrida
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
12
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Number of staves: 2
Number of staves: 8
Physical type: choirbook
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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