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