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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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
21
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
2
none visible
5
normally
2
often
4
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
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10
16
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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
1
17
1
2
4
3
4
4
7
5
10
6
13
7
11
8
17
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
7
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
16
none
4
quadruple
1
single
20
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
10
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
4
French
7
Italian
1
Latin
21
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
12
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
grey
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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