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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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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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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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7
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8
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9
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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
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2-part single page
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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
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5-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
2
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
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poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
pointers
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
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Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
Penned Initials Type
Planned Initials Frequency
always
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often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Number of staves: 9
Pricking frequency: never
Separate text: no separate text
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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