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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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
4
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
2
occasionally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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13
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2
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5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
8
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
3
single
6
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 7-part opening
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: yes
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 510 (= MaiM 4), c. 1513-19,
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