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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Great Britain
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Portugal
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Brussels
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Savoy, France
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Tarazona
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
4
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
3
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
10
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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4
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
3
quadruple
2
single
10
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
3
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
11
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
3
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
3
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Type of script: display script
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. III, 1520-4 and 1524-30, All folios
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