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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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
5
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
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
never
2
none visible
6
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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4
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5
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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
2
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
5
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
2
humanistic
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
8
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy text: high
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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