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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Germany
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Augsburg
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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
12
Material
paper
3
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
10
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
11
4-part opening
12
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
1
quadruple
1
single
12
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
8
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
12
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
end-symbol
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 7
Number of staves: 8
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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