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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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
10
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
none visible
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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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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
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
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2-part single page
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
10
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
6
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
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very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
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display script
2
hybrida
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roman
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textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
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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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Size
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
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
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