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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Munich, Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
12
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
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upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
9
11
6
12
3
13
2
14
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15
2
16
1
17
1
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3
3
3
4
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6
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8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
10
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
5
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
10
none
6
quadruple
1
single
11
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
6
humanistic
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
1
grey
1
red
9
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
2
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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