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
6
Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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freehand
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printed staves
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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4
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5
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6
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
3
3-part single page
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4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
2
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
1
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Type of notation: chant (square)
Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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