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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Belgium
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Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
26
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
parchment
29
Format
oblong
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upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
2
none visible
6
normally
3
often
3
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
17
11
6
12
4
2
4
3
2
4
5
5
7
6
12
7
14
8
18
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
4
quadruple
3
single
24
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
9
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
2
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
4
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
French
15
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
23
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
14
hybrida
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
2
brown
7
light brown
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
15
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
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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