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
5
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
4
single
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triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
2
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
2
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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