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
7
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
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Format
oblong
2
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
4
normally
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
5
dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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6
5
7
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8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
9
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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