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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Germany
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Germany
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Germany (South)
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Maastricht
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
8
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
6
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
2
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
other
3
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
8
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
German
2
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
8
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: brown
Material: paper
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Pricking frequency: never
Separate text: no separate text
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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