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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Casale Monferrato
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Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
7
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
5
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
4
11
5
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
3
7
3
8
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9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
variable space, not on grid
2
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
3
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
3
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
1
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Physical format: upright
Monophonic notation: present
Penned initials type: plain initials
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
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