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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Mechelen
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
15
choirbook (fragment)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
9
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
8
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
5
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
12
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
5
12
2
2
4
3
7
4
9
5
11
6
17
7
14
8
14
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
4
quadruple
1
single
13
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
4
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
poor
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
2
Latin
15
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (italic)
1
display script
9
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
5
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
5
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
3
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Indentation for initials: double
Locations name: Mechelen
Multiple texts: no
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Number of staves: 6
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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