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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Augsburg
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Brussels
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Munich
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
14
Material
paper
6
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
1
none visible
4
normally
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often
2
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
14
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
7
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
2
single
14
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
10
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
14
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
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