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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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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occasionally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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4
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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
2
Indentation for Initials
double
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
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Colour of Text
black
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Number of staves: 4
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
Type of notation: void mensural
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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