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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
6
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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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
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
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13
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14
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15
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
single
6
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
4
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: high
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 7
Number of staves: 9
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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