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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Manuscript
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
45
Format
oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
1
never
11
none visible
25
normally
1
occasionally
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sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
30
dark brown
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light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
4
freehand
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printed staves
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single rastrum
30
straightedge
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triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
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1
10
13
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10
12
4
13
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14
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5
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10
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6
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8
6
11
7
8
8
8
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
23
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
29
4-part score
1
4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
2
6-part opening
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8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
21
triple
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varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
17
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
16
other
3
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
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poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
8
none
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numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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Dutch
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Flemish
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French
19
German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
22
untexted
23
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
16
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
8
display script
5
hybrida
2
textura
3
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
8
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
3
brown
45
dark brown
3
red
8
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
10
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
15
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
8
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Colour of text: brown
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Material: paper
Type of notation: void mensural
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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