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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Great Britain
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Cities
Bourges
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Bruges
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England
1
France
2
Northamptonshire
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (fragment)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
6
Format
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
4
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
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11
2
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
1
4
1
6
1
7
2
8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
quintuple
1
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
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Ruling medium exact%3asingle rastrum
Type of script: cursive (Anglicana)
Production method: Manuscript
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Number of staves: 8
Number of staves: 10
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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