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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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
7
Material
paper
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parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
4
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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3
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6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
2
quintuple
1
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
3
Latin
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
1
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Copy language name: French
Locations name: France
Locations name: Paris
Physical format: upright
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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