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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Cities
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Germany (South)
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Girona
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Italy
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Mechelen
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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
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Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
2
red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
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12
2
6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
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2-part single page
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
2
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-6 (II A 6) (olim BI), 1505, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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