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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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
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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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
6
Italian
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
10
hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
1
very high
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Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
1
light brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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