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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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
parchment
11
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
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2-part single page
1
3-part opening
9
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
10
quadruple
2
single
11
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
Latin
10
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
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
8
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Penned initials type: plain initials
Type of notation: chant (square)
Type of notation: void mensural
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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