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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Savoy, France
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
4
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
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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
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
4
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
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