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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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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13
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3
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4
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
3
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
6
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
quadruple
1
single
7
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
6
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
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Colour of staves: black
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 461, c. 1515-1545, All folios
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