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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Germany
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Cities
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Florence
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France
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Maastricht
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Spain
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Toledo
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbook (fragment)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
9
parchment
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
none visible
7
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
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red
1
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
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single rastrum
8
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
3
11
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12
2
2
1
3
2
4
4
5
2
6
5
7
2
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
8
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
7
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
3
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
poor
11
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Production method: Manuscript
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: poor
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 22, c. 1500-05, All folios
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