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
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
5
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
5
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
4
11
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
5
5
6
5
7
8
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
quadruple
1
single
8
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
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English
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French
4
German
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Italian
3
Latin
6
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
2
dark brown
3
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Number of staves: 7
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
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