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
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
8
parchment
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Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
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Number of staves
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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4
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
5
quadruple
1
single
7
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 10
Pricking frequency: none visible
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 36 (olim H.C.44; = MaiM 61), c. 1515-31, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 39 (olim H.C.41; = MaiM 64), c. 1505-15, All folios
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