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
19
Physical type
choirbook
16
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
19
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
5
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
3
12
2
2
13
3
14
4
19
5
18
6
17
7
17
8
17
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
6
single
18
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
11
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
German
1
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
12
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
13
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
1
brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
3
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Material: paper
Number of staves: 4
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
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