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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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Munich
5
Munich, Germany
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Vienna
3
Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
8
parchment
1
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
3
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6
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6
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7
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7
8
8
8
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
8
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
3
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
6
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
littera notabilior
2
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Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Monophonic notation: absent
Type of script: textura
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 31, 1494-98, All folios
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