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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
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Basel
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Brussels
6
Germany (South)
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Mechelen
7
Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
3
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
10
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
10
11
3
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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9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
2
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
poor
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
6
German
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
6
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
9
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
1
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
often
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of notation: black
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 a, 1500-1510, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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