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
choirbook
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partbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
8
parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
none visible
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
5
light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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12
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13
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
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2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
other
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
7
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
9
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
7
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
9
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
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Copy language name: French
Level of calligraphy text: poor
Physical format: upright
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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