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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paper (with parchment)
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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
always
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never
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none visible
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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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brown
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dark brown
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red
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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
8
3-part single page
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4-part opening
12
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
8
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
5
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
5
hybrida
1
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
12
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Level of calligraphy text: high
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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