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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Modena
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
10
tablebook
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Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
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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
3
none visible
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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gold
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
6
11
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12
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13
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
11
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
single
4
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
Italian
4
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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