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
10
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
4
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
2
single rastrum
5
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
3
2
1
3
1
4
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5
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6
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7
3
8
3
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
quintuple
1
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
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Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
3
dark brown
4
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Type of notation: void mensural
Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Planned initials frequency: rarely
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
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