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
11
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
8
parchment
3
Format
oblong
3
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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3
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6
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7
3
8
4
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
9
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
11
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
9
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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