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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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never
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none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
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single rastrum
12
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
3
10
14
11
9
12
5
13
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2
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3
4
3
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10
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10
7
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8
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9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
5
quadruple
2
single
14
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
poor
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
8
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
1
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
11
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Colour of notation: black
Planned initials frequency: rarely
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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