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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parchment
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
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straightedge
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
5
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
German
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Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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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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blue
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dark red
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green
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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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
never
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normally
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occasionally
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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normally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Type of script: textura
Physical format: upright
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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