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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Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
5
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
2
never
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none visible
3
normally
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
4
dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
7
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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2
1
4
1
6
3
7
2
8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part score
2
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
dark brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
custodes
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end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
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German
1
Italian
1
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
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display script
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humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Production method: Manuscript
Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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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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