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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Augsburg
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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
19
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
1
none visible
4
often
2
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
20
Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
14
4-part opening
19
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
20
quadruple
5
single
18
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
red
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
5
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
9
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
19
display script
16
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
16
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
end-symbol
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Borders frequency: rarely
Colour of staves: black
Number of staves: 10
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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