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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Munich
3
Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
4
parchment
5
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
7
11
3
12
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3
3
5
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9
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6
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8
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9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
2
single
8
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
7
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
end-symbol
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Borders frequency: never
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 5
Planned initials frequency: occasionally
Type of notation: void mensural
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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