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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partbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
7
Format
oblong
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upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
7
none visible
10
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
21
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
12
11
3
12
4
13
1
14
1
2
5
3
4
4
6
5
6
6
8
7
6
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5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
13
single
15
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
26
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
9
poor
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
2
end symbol
1
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
13
German
4
Italian
6
Latin
21
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
10
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
23
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
3
littera notabilior
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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