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
32
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
30
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
parchment
32
Format
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
1
none visible
8
normally
3
often
4
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
6
dark brown
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light brown
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red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
28
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
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14
12
7
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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3
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5
5
12
6
16
7
17
8
23
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
8
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
25
none
2
quadruple
5
single
30
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
11
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
4
French
9
Italian
1
Latin
31
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
13
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
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
25
display script
18
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
11
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
3
brown
4
gold
1
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
none visible
1
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
3
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
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
3
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
19
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
2
historiated
6
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
21
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
ornament
2
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Number of staves: 10
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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