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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Italy
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
5
parchment
5
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
3
normally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
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red
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reddish 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
1
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10
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12
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
4
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
8
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
3
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
poor
1
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
3
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
3
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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