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
15
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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single leaf
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tablebook
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Material
paper
12
parchment
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
5
none visible
6
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
11
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
11
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
2
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
6
3
5
4
6
5
4
6
7
7
5
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
9
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
15
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
poor
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
3
German
5
Italian
2
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
12
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
3
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
15
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Painted initials type: flourished
Physical type: chansonnier
Number of staves: 3
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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