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
Austria
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Germany (South)
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Halberstadt
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Leipzig
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Munich
5
Torgau
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Vienna
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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
11
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
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Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
12
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13
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14
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2
5
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5
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5
5
5
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6
7
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8
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
6
single
10
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
4
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
signa congruentiae
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
4
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
4
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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