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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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Brussels
3
Germany
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Innsbruck
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
16
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
Material
paper
15
parchment
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Format
oblong
1
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
6
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
17
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
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12
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13
3
17
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17
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15
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16
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8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
17
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
5
single
17
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
10
poor
2
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
2
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
10
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
11
poor
1
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Number of staves: 3
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
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