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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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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normally
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often
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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6
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8
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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
11
3-part single page
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4-part opening
12
4-part single page
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5-part opening
5
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
12
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
6
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
textura
8
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
6
blue
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brown
6
dark brown
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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
12
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
4
often
3
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Indentation for initials: none
Monophonic notation: absent
Penned initials type: flourished
Physical format: upright
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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