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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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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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 opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
9
single
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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
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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
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
10
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
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often
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: brown
Physical format: oblong
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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