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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
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Germany
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Cities
Augsburg
4
Innsbruck
1
Munich
11
Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
11
Material
paper
10
parchment
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
Number of staves
10
2
2
10
3
10
4
11
5
11
6
11
7
10
8
10
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
7
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
4
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
2
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
display script
7
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
10
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
littera notabilior
2
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Physical type: choirbook
Copy language name: Spanish
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 18 (olim 143), Early 16th century, All folios
Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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