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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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
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Brussels
11
England
1
Ferrara
4
Mechelen
15
Munich
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
choirbook
28
Material
parchment
28
Format
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
1
none visible
6
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
27
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
23
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12
12
5
13
2
14
1
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3
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5
5
11
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22
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
5
quadruple
4
single
22
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
8
Latin
27
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
13
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
22
display script
18
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
1
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
23
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of text: brown
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 9
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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