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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Locations of Origin
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Belgium
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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
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3
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
5
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
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triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
4
7
3
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
4
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
6
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
9
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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