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
9
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
7
parchment
2
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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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
6
dark brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
2
11
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6
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7
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
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4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
8
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
6
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
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Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
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signes-de-renvoi
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Colour of text: brown
Level of calligraphy text: high
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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