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
16
Physical type
choirbook
12
partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
11
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
6
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
5
normally
4
rarely
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sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
8
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
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triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
12
1
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4
4
5
3
6
8
7
6
8
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9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
11
3-part score
2
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
11
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
quintuple
1
single
13
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
7
dark brown
5
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
8
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
French
7
Italian
6
Latin
13
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
5
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Frottole II, Venice, Italy, 1505, , "Die.viii. Ianuarii Salutis anno M.ccccciiii.",
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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