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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1
Mechelen
12
Munich
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Munich, Germany
1
Vienna
7
Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
choirbook
27
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
Material
paper
15
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
8
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
2
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
28
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
17
11
8
12
4
2
11
3
12
4
16
5
22
6
28
7
27
8
28
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
21
6-part opening
13
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
6
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
27
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
15
poor
2
very high
8
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
9
German
1
Latin
26
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
16
display script
19
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
15
poor
1
very high
9
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
1
brown
2
light brown
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Number of staves: 8
Number of staves: 6
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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