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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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
2
parchment
5
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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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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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
6
5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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single
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triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
3
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
7
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Pricking frequency: none visible
Indentation for initials: double
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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