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
29
Physical type
choirbook
23
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
29
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
none visible
13
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
5
single rastrum
26
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
7
12
8
13
1
14
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2
12
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14
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17
5
19
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20
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21
8
29
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
12
single
25
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
14
poor
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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French
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German
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Latin
29
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
9
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
15
textura
15
various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
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poor
3
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
1
brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Material: paper
Number of staves: 8
Physical format: upright
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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