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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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
9
parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
5
occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
5
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12
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
1
single
11
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two texts
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
7
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Physical format: upright
Pricking frequency: normally
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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