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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Austria
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Czech Republic
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Portugal
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Brussels
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Coimbra
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Germany (South)
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Hradec Králové
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Tarazona
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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2
2
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
2
single
7
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
French
2
German
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
8
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Borders frequency: rarely
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Multiple texts: yes
Painted initials frequency: rarely
Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Physical format: upright
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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