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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Augsburg
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Munich
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Utrecht
1
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
5
parchment
1
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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printed staves
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
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Number of staves
2
5
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5
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6
6
7
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8
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Number of staves: 5
Number of staves: 6
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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