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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Great Britain
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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
4
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
4
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
2
11
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2
1
3
1
4
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5
2
6
5
7
8
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
6
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 7
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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