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
21
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
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upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
5
11
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12
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13
1
14
1
15
1
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10
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10
4
12
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14
6
14
7
14
8
16
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
9
single
18
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
16
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
5
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
21
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
flourished
6
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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