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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Germany
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Hradec Králové
1
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
11
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
3
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
12
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
2
12
3
8
4
10
5
11
6
10
7
12
8
11
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
3
single
11
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
1
French
2
German
1
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
12
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
10
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
2
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 2
Type of notation: void mensural
Type of script: display script
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
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