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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Italy (North)
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
4
Format
oblong
2
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
5
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
3
n/a
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
4
6
8
7
4
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part score
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
3
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
3
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Other decoration type: littera notabilior
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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