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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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
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Brussels
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Florence
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Italy (North)
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
12
Material
paper
5
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
2
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
10
11
6
12
6
13
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14
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15
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16
1
17
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3
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4
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
12
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
4
single
9
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
5
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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