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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Belgium
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Modena
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
4
parchment
4
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
3
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
6
11
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12
8
13
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
2
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Penned initials frequency: normally
Physical type: choirbook
Number of staves: 12
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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