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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
2
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
1
none
4
quintuple
1
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
ornament
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Pricking frequency: normally
Level of calligraphy text: high
Physical format: upright
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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