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
10
Physical type
choirbook
7
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
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upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
4
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
11
3
12
2
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
4
7
2
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
9
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
8
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
French
2
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
10
gold
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of text: dark brown
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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