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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Cities
Glarus, Switzerland
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
1
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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red
2
Ruling Medium
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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2
2
3
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4
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5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
1
Indentation for Initials
none
1
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
2
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
ornament
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Presence absence of text: untexted
Ruling medium: straightedge
Penned initials type: flourished
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 461, c. 1515-1545, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 462, 1510-c. 1530, All folios
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