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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Belgium
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20
Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
40
Physical type
choirbook
40
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
1
none visible
10
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
38
brown
4
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
37
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
32
11
19
12
9
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
8
4
11
5
19
6
23
7
24
8
36
9
40
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
36
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
8
quadruple
4
single
36
triple
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
37
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
brown
2
red
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
17
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
Flemish
3
French
8
German
1
Latin
37
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
31
textura
10
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
16
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
3
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
40
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
25
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
3
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
24
occasionally
9
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
7
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
9
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
16
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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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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