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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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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2
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
poor
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
3
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Penned initials frequency: sometimes
Colour of text: black
Number of staves: 9
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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