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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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
14
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
13
parchment
3
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
5
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
2
2
14
3
14
4
16
5
16
6
15
7
15
8
14
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
6
single
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
10
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
German
2
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
untexted
2
Type of Script
display script
9
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
12
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: double
Physical format: upright
Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
Number of staves: 12
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Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23, c. 1520-1535, All folios
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