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
7
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
3
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5
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
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staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
n/a
1
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Italian
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Latin
7
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
3
brown
5
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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