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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Italy
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Florence
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
8
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
always
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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5
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6
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
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2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
10
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
6
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
8
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
Painted initials type: decorated with grotesque heads
Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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