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
26
Physical type
choirbook
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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often
3
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
10
dark brown
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light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
24
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
16
11
6
12
2
2
1
3
2
4
4
5
4
6
8
7
9
8
10
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
8
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
13
single
15
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
7
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
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void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
15
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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cue notes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
14
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
5
German
2
Italian
4
Latin
23
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
9
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
19
poor
3
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
8
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
26
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Monophonic notation: absent
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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