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
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
1
none
7
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
4
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
1
hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
4
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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