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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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
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Augsburg
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Brussels
8
Mechelen
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Netherlands
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Vienna
5
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
19
Material
paper
9
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
6
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
18
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
8
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14
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15
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16
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17
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7
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11
5
19
6
17
7
17
8
19
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
15
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
3
quadruple
2
single
19
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
13
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
display script
16
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Colour of text: black
Copy language name: Dutch
Physical format: upright
Planned initials frequency: often
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 5, 16th century, All folios
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