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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Cities
Antwerp
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Burgundy
1
Cognac
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France
4
Mechelen
1
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
2
parchment
8
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
4
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
6
light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
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12
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5
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6
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7
4
8
7
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
7
quintuple
1
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
6
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
8
Italian
3
Latin
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
6
light brown
2
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
2
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Monophonic notation: absent
Physical format: upright
Separate text: not in dedicated space
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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