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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Countries
Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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England
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
4
Munich
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Rome
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Savoy, France
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
10
choirbook (fragment)
2
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
none visible
3
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
6
12
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13
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4
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5
3
6
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7
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8
8
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
10
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
quadruple
2
single
12
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
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
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
7
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
2
brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
12
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
ornament
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Separate text: no separate text
Pricking frequency: never
Colour of text: red
Multiple texts: yes
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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