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
7
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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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sometimes
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
6
3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
4
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
5
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
6
Italian
3
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
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poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
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brown
5
red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation: absent
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Type of script: cursive
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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