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
3
England
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London
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
11
Material
paper
6
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
2
10
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11
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14
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15
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16
1
17
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6
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5
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8
5
12
6
12
7
12
8
12
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
3
single
12
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
9
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
12
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Production method: Manuscript
Extra space: left between voice parts as part of grid
Type of notation: void mensural
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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