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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Great Britain
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
4
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
4
light brown
1
red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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
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17
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5
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6
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7
4
8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
4
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
4
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Adhoc adaptation: staves extended into margin
Painted initials type: plain initials
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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