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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Cities
Brussels
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Munich
6
Munich, Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
13
Material
paper
10
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
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none visible
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occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
13
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
7
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
3
single
13
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
10
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
3
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
12
hybrida
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
13
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
13
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 7
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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