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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Cities
Arundel
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Augsburg
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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
15
Material
paper
10
parchment
5
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
14
straightedge
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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15
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16
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17
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8
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10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
10
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
4
single
15
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
11
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
4
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
12
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Indentation for initials: double
Physical format: upright
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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