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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Vienna
7
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3
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
27
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
30
Format
oblong
3
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
3
none visible
7
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
28
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
6
12
4
13
1
2
11
3
12
4
14
5
16
6
19
7
14
8
17
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
10
single
25
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
French
3
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
30
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
18
hybrida
2
textura
18
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
21
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
3
brown
7
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
red
30
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
flourished
9
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-34 (II A 27) (olim 8712), 16th century, All folios
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