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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Manuscript
10
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
7
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
6
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
3
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
1
none visible
5
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
4
12
2
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
3
5
2
6
7
7
5
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part score
2
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
single
9
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
other
3
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
9
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
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