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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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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dark 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 opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
7
3-part single page
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4-part opening
9
4-part single page
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5-part opening
4
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
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quadruple
2
single
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triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
3
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
German
1
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
5
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
10
blue
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brown
3
dark brown
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red
8
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
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zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
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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
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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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Pricking frequency: always
Level of calligraphy text: high
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy music: high
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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