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
Basel
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England
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Germany (South)
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Italy (North)
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Vic
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
5
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
7
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
2
dark brown
1
n/a
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
5
13
3
14
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
5
7
4
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
4
single
7
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
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
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
none visible
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 5 (olim H.C.50; = MaiM 10), c. 1523-31, All folios
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