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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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
1
Format
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
9
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
13
Number of staves
10
8
11
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12
1
13
3
14
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15
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3
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4
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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
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
11
single
8
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
5
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
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German
1
Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
4
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
2
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
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