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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Cities
Arundel
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Brussels
5
Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Munich
3
Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
12
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
2
red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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2
10
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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5
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6
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10
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12
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9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
3
single
12
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
10
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
German
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
12
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
2
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of text: red
Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 9
Separate text: no separate text
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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