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
11
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
7
normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
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gold
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
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10
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2
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4
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5
3
6
3
7
2
8
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
7
dark brown
1
gold
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
7
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
11
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Colour of text: brown
Number of staves: 14
Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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