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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Augsburg
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Munich
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
15
Material
paper
9
parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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7
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11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
14
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
15
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
4
single
15
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
German
1
Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
11
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
10
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
15
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
2
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
6
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 8
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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