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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Cities
Brussels
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Hradec Králové
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
5
parchment
2
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
3
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
2
11
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12
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2
2
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
5
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
French
1
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
5
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Copy language name: Latin
Multiple texts: yes
Other decoration type: littera notabilior
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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