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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Glarus, Switzerland
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
4
6
4
7
3
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
6
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
German
8
Italian
1
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
6
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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