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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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
5
parchment
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parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
4
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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3
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
7
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
7
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
3
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Level of calligraphy text: high
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 10
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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