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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
4
none visible
8
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
12
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
19
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
15
11
6
12
3
2
4
3
5
4
5
5
7
6
12
7
8
8
12
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
20
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
7
single
20
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
15
other
2
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
12
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
8
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
9
pointers
2
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
4
display script
7
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
8
poor
5
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
13
dark brown
4
red
10
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
8
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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