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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Portugal
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Brussels
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
none visible
4
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
5
quadruple
2
single
12
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
1
French
1
German
1
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
10
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
2
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Monophonic notation: present
Physical format: upright
Production method: Manuscript
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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