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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Basel
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
3
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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3
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4
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5
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6
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
4
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
poor
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
3
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
poor
2
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
7
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
3
often
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Penned initials frequency: sometimes
Separate text: no separate text
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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