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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France
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Cities
Florence
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Maastricht
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
5
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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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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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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5
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6
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
8
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
7
Italian
4
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
2
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
7
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Production method: Manuscript
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Separate text: not in dedicated space
Planned initials frequency: often
Adhoc adaptation: Indentation for initials filled in
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
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