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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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Cities
Brussels
3
Mechelen
3
Munich
5
Stirling
1
Vienna
4
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
8
parchment
1
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
12
2
2
5
3
7
4
9
5
9
6
9
7
8
8
9
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
7
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Monophonic notation: absent
Colour of notation: black
Number of staves: 14
Borders frequency: occasionally
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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