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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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
15
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
12
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
6
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
12
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
1
12
3
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
4
6
6
7
5
8
5
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
10
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
16
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
French
5
Italian
4
Latin
15
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
2
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
9
often
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Colour of notation: black
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
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