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 (fragment(s))
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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
always
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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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 single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
6
4-part single page
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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
5
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
4
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
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humanistic
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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historiated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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littera notabilior
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Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 10
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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