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
23
Physical type
choirbook
23
Material
paper
18
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
20
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
10
11
5
12
3
2
11
3
15
4
18
5
18
6
21
7
19
8
21
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
7
single
23
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
23
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
12
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
German
1
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
5
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
14
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
12
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
22
brown
3
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
often
3
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Physical type: choirbook
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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