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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
9
parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
17
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
3
quadruple
1
single
18
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
10
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
4
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
19
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Type of script: display script
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Physical format: upright
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
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