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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Emmerich
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Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
1
parchment
2
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
2
Number of staves
3
1
4
1
5
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
1
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
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Painted initials frequency: normally
Colour of staves: black
Monophonic notation: absent
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.13 (Lat 456; olim V.H.10), 1481, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.2 (Lat. 457; olim VI.H.I), c. 1505, All folios
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