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
7
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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none visible
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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4
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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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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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
2
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
5
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
7
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy music: high
Number of staves: 8
Penned initials type: plain initials
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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