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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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
2
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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5
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6
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
4
3-part opening
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3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
2
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
3
textura
2
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
3
often
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Other decoration type: decorative final long
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
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