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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
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Brussels
5
Germany (South)
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Mechelen
7
Munich
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
10
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
3
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
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12
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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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3
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9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
1
single
10
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
German
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
10
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
10
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 10
Type of script: display script
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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