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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Brussels
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Cambrai
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Eton
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Ferrara
3
Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Munich
1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
9
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
6
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
3
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
1
17
1
2
2
3
2
4
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5
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6
3
7
3
8
4
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
3
none
5
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
3
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
9
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
none visible
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
3
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
10
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of staves: black
Penned initials type: flourished
Type of script: textura
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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