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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Brussels
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Germany (South)
2
Mechelen
3
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
7
Material
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
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5
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6
4
7
3
8
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9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
8
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
4
quadruple
1
single
5
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
5
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
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Miniatures frequency: rarely
Level of calligraphy text: high
Pricking frequency: always
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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