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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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
19
choirbook (fragment)
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
24
Format
oblong
3
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
none visible
8
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
6
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
17
straightedge
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
6
11
3
12
2
2
18
3
20
4
24
5
24
6
21
7
18
8
18
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
7
single
22
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
1
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
11
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
French
1
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
23
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
12
hybrida
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
14
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Number of staves: 4
Production method: Manuscript
Material: paper
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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