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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Germany
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Cities
Augsburg
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Germany (South)
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Halberstadt
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Leipzig
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Munich
11
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
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Torgau
1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
4
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
22
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
20
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
4
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
4
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
24
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
12
11
4
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
8
3
8
4
11
5
12
6
12
7
12
8
13
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
12
single
20
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
13
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
5
Latin
25
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
4
display script
9
textura
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
14
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
23
brown
5
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
3
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Penned initials type: plain initials
Separate text: no separate text
Other decoration frequency: often
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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