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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Germany
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Austria
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Germany (South)
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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
6
partbook (fragment(s))
1
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
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none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
4
1
6
1
8
2
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
1
Type of Script
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Locations name: Germany (South)
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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