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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
26
choirbook (fragment)
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Material
parchment
27
Format
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
3
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
5
dark brown
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light brown
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red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
24
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
10
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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
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17
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2
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9
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9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
25
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
7
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
22
none
2
quadruple
3
single
25
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
8
Italian
1
Latin
27
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
display script
15
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
4
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
none visible
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
3
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
6
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
18
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
2
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Material: parchment
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 10
Physical format: upright
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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