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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
10
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
4
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
11
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
2
12
2
2
1
5
1
6
3
7
2
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
3
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
3
German
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
3
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of staves: brown
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Number of staves: 10
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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