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
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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single leaf
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Material
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
4
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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14
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
2
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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diagrams
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littera notabilior
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Copy language name: Latin
Extra space: none
Material: parchment
Type of notation: void mensural
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
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