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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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
7
normally
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
6
dark brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
8
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
3
11
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12
1
13
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14
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15
1
16
1
17
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4
2
5
1
6
3
7
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
1
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
1
none
5
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
dark brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
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German
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Italian
2
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
5
display script
2
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
3
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Physical format: upright
Extra space: none
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 36 (olim H.C.44; = MaiM 61), c. 1515-31, All folios
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