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
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
36
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
1
none visible
11
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
36
brown
6
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
39
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
26
11
16
12
6
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
11
3
9
4
14
5
22
6
24
7
27
8
34
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
27
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
29
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
6
quadruple
5
single
35
triple
19
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
40
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
37
brown
6
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
20
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
9
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
38
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
40
textura
11
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
24
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
39
blue
6
brown
6
dark red
1
green
1
red
40
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
20
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
5
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
23
occasionally
9
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
10
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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