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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Cities
Brussels
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England
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
16
Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
5
normally
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often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
23
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12
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13
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14
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4
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22
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
16
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
2
quadruple
4
single
23
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
6
German
1
Latin
23
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
21
display script
21
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
25
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
25
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
17
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
22
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
15
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of staves: black
Colour of text: red
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Physical type: choirbook
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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