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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Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
3
parchment
3
Format
oblong
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upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
4
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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3
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
2
4-part opening
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4-part single page
3
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
5
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
5
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
6
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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