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
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
4
parchment
1
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
3
2-part single page
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3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
Italian
2
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
1
Colour of Text
black
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brown
2
dark brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: red
Number of staves: 8
Type of notation: full mensural
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Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
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