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
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14
Flanders
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
24
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
1
none visible
3
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
24
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
10
21
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12
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17
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3
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18
8
24
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
18
4-part opening
24
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
2
quadruple
3
single
22
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
11
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
8
Latin
24
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
display script
25
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
11
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
15
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
5
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
18
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation: absent
Type of script: display script
Indentation for initials: double
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Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
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