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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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
paper
2
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
2
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
2
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
4
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
6
11
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12
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
2
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
1
dark brown
3
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 11
Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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