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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Spain
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
10
Prague
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1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
20
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
10
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
4
none visible
12
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
23
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
16
11
7
12
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
10
6
14
7
16
8
25
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
8
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
24
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
25
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
11
poor
3
very high
5
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
3
French
10
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
23
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
10
poor
3
very high
6
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
21
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
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Number of staves: 8
Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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