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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Brussels
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Netherlands
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Tarazona
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
5
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
5
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
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
10
2
2
3
3
4
4
10
5
3
6
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7
2
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
4
Italian
5
Latin
7
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 4
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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