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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Brussels
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4
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
13
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
16
Format
oblong
5
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
9
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
7
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
single rastrum
12
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
12
1
2
4
3
5
4
8
5
8
6
8
7
7
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
10
single
12
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
4
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
6
display script
7
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
13
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
littera notabilior
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.13 (Lat 456; olim V.H.10), 1481, All folios
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