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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partbooks (incomplete set)
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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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never
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none visible
10
normally
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occasionally
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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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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
13
straightedge
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triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
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10
5
11
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12
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13
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4
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6
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7
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6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
11
quintuple
1
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
17
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
9
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
13
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
13
German
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Italian
4
Latin
15
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
3
roman
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textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
8
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: high
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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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