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
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
4
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
9
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
4
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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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
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
quintuple
1
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
4
Italian
3
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
3
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
9
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Planned initials frequency: rarely
Colour of staves: brown
Type of notation: void mensural
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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