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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Cities
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Mechelen
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Munich, Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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4
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6
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
2
dark red
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green
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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Colour of staves: red
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Locations part of: Belgium
Pricking frequency: often
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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