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
22
choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
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none visible
14
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
27
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
10
11
3
12
4
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
10
7
7
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
15
quintuple
1
single
13
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
27
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
17
dark brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
10
poor
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
7
none
2
pointers
5
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
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Dutch
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English
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Flemish
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
9
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
18
dark brown
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
2
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Colour of staves: brown
Physical format: upright
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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