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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Austria
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Arundel
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Brussels
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London
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
16
Material
paper
10
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
4
normally
1
often
3
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
1
red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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15
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16
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7
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9
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11
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16
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
11
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
5
single
16
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
11
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
11
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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