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
3
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
4
parchment
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Format
oblong
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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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normally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
4
dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
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4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Indentation for initials: single
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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