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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Antwerp
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
12
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
straightedge
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Number of staves
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13
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14
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
9
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
3
quadruple
2
single
11
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
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
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
8
textura
4
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
3
grey
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
Zaragoza, Spain, Iglesia Metropolitana de la Virgen del Pilar, Archivo Musical, Armario C-3, MS 17, 16th century,
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