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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Augsburg
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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
6
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
8
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
6
dark brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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6
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7
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8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
quintuple
1
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
8
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
4
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
7
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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