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
14
Physical type
choirbook
11
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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Material
paper
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parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
14
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
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12
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4
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
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10
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
5
single
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
poor
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
2
Latin
12
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
poor
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Indentation for initials: single
Multiple texts: no
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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