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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Czech Republic
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Cities
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Eton
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France
4
Hradec Králové
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
6
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
4
normally
3
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
5
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
2
11
2
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
1
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
1
none
4
quintuple
1
single
8
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
French
6
Italian
1
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
9
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of text: brown
Physical format: upright
Painted initials type: decorated
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 25 (olim H.C.51; = MaiM 69), c. 1520-4, All folios
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