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
Basel
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Mechelen
1
Munich
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Spain
1
Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
Material
paper
6
parchment
2
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
1
2
6
3
4
4
5
5
7
6
8
7
8
8
8
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
2
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
3
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
6
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
1
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
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Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 8
Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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