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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London
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Windsor
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
5
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
1
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
3
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
3
n/a
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
straightedge
7
Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
2
17
2
2
1
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4
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5
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6
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7
4
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
3
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
2
none
2
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
1
dark brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
7
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Multiple texts: no
Ruling medium: straightedge
Type of notation: full mensural
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
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