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
35
Physical type
choirbook
20
choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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tablebook
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Material
paper
31
parchment
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
10
none visible
20
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
35
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
29
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
7
12
5
13
3
14
2
2
4
3
6
4
7
5
7
6
11
7
6
8
5
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
21
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
20
single
17
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
10
other
4
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
35
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
7
poor
13
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
3
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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Flemish
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French
11
German
7
Italian
6
Latin
31
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
32
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
14
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
17
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
9
poor
11
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
34
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
35
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
2
littera notabilior
4
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 8, c. 1515-20, All folios
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