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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Augsburg
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Brussels
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Florence
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
1
parchment
6
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
3
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
3
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4
3
5
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6
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7
6
8
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
1
single
6
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
3
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Borders frequency: rarely
Level of calligraphy music: high
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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