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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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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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never
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none visible
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normally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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14
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5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
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6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
6
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
4
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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French
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Italian
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Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
5
blue
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brown
1
dark brown
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red
8
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
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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