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