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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Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
13
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
2
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
9
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
11
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
5
single
13
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
10
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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Colour of text: black
Level of calligraphy music: high
Material: paper
Number of staves: 5
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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