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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Brussels
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
3
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
1
quadruple
1
single
3
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
6
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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diagrams
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Painted initials frequency: occasionally
Colour of notation: black
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
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