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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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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5
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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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 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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5-part single page
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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French
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Latin
2
n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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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 (humanistic)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
Multiple texts: yes
Physical type: choirbook
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Presence absence of text: untexted
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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