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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Belgium
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Austria
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Brussels
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
1
11
1
12
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6
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7
2
8
3
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
other
1
partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
3
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: yes
Planned initials frequency: often
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 98, second quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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