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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Netherlands
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Zaragoza
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
10
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
dark brown
3
light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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13
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
7
3-part score
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
1
single
10
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
1
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
Italian
1
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
5
humanistic
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Indentation for initials: double
Indentation for initials: single
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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