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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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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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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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red
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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12
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13
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14
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
5
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
10
4-part single page
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5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
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8-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
7
quadruple
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single
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
6
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
3
very high
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
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2
Italian
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Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
11
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
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occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
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Colour of notation: black
Indentation for initials: double
Locations name: Mechelen
Multiple texts: yes
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Number of staves: 7
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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