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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Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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4
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
2
2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
3
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
Other Decoration Type
diagrams
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part consecutive
Extra space: none
Physical format: upright
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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