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
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
6
parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
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red
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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
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11
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12
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13
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3
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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
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
2
quadruple
1
single
7
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
3
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
German
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
poor
3
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Physical format: upright
Material: paper
Colour of notation: dark brown
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 8, c. 1515-20, All folios
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