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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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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
5
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
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normally
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occasionally
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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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red
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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
1
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
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3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
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5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
2
single
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triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
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very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
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French
6
Italian
2
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
11
brown
1
dark brown
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red
10
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Locations name: Italy+(North)
Pricking frequency: none+visible
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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