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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Munich, Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
25
Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
2
none visible
6
normally
2
occasionally
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often
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
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single rastrum
22
straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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12
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13
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14
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8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
11
single
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (square)
2
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
25
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
10
textura
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
16
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
1
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
4
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Colour of notation: black
Material: paper
Type of script: textura
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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