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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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
13
Material
paper
11
parchment
2
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
13
Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
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6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
11
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
5
single
12
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
Type of Notation
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
German
1
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
9
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
10
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
littera notabilior
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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