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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Great Britain
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Cities
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Basel
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Brussels
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England
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
11
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
Material
paper
9
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
7
occasionally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
11
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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14
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8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
8
single
13
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
poor
2
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
7
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
poor
2
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
13
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
4
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
flourished
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Indentation for initials: single
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 6
Production method: Manuscript
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
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