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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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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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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rarely
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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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Number of staves
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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 score
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2-part single page
3
3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
18
4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
12
5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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quintuple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
5
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
poor
1
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
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end symbol
3
pointers
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repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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French
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Latin
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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
21
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
21
display script
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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light 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
1
never
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rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
4
normally
1
rarely
10
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
15
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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