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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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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
18
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
12
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13
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14
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15
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10
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16
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
10
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
18
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
9
quadruple
1
single
16
triple
11
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
8
poor
3
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
7
German
1
Latin
21
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
7
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
varies
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
10
hybrida
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textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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poor
2
very high
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Colour of Text
black
21
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Separate text: no separate text
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Colour of staves: black
Production method: Manuscript
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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