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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Netherlands
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Cities
Antwerp
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Emmerich
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Hradec Králové
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Köln
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
Material
paper
2
parchment
4
Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
3
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
2
11
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2
2
3
3
4
3
5
4
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
2
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
German
2
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
1
gold
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
sometimes
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
Other Decoration Type
diagrams
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part consecutive
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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