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
7
choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
4
none visible
6
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
12
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
6
11
2
12
3
2
2
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
6
7
6
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
6
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
single
8
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
12
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
2
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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