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 (fragment)
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Material
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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none visible
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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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
1
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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Monophonic notation: absent
Painted initials type: historiated
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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