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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Belgium
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Coimbra
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Mechelen
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Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
10
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
upright
10
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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occasionally
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often
2
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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4
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
single
9
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
8
hybrida
2
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 8
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Physical type: choirbook
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 38 (olim H.C.47; = MaiM 59), c. 1510-31, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 53 (olim H.C.49; = MaiM 12), c. 1510-25, All folios
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