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
6
Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
5
parchment
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
5
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
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2
4
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
4
7
3
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
1
single
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
1
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
6
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: brown
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 5
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 22, c. 1500-05, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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