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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Austria
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Cities
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France
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
3
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
3
single
11
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
2
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: single
Material exact%3apaper
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Pricking frequency: sometimes
Type of notation: void mensural
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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