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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Cities
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Italy (North)
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
3
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
4
dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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5
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7
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8
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
7
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
7
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
10
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
3
Italian
3
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
10
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Copy language name: Latin
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Pricking frequency: none visible
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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