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
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Physical type
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
11
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
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dark brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
23
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
3
12
1
13
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2
6
3
5
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5
5
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6
11
7
8
8
12
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
22
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
12
quadruple
1
single
18
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
6
dark brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
6
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
9
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
8
hybrida
2
textura
11
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
11
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
12
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
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