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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Belgium
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Arundel
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Brussels
2
England
1
Mechelen
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
5
parchment
4
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
4
12
3
13
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14
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15
1
16
1
17
1
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5
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4
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5
9
6
9
7
9
8
9
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
8
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
9
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Level of calligraphy music: high
Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 9
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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