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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Germany (South)
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Munich
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
choirbook
28
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
1
none visible
7
normally
1
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
27
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
25
11
16
12
7
13
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14
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15
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16
1
17
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
11
6
13
7
15
8
23
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
16
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
8
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
23
none
4
quadruple
3
single
27
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
28
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
11
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
6
German
1
Latin
26
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
10
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
21
display script
20
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
10
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
28
brown
2
red
28
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
5
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
1
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
21
occasionally
9
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
13
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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