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
6
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
1
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
4
dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
4
11
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6
5
7
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8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
quintuple
1
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
Colour of Text
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
grey
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Physical type: choirbook
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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