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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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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Size (height in mm)
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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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occasionally
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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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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2-part single page
4
3-part opening
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3-part single page
4
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
8
quadruple
1
single
18
triple
8
varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
2
reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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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 and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two or more texts
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provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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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
18
blue
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brown
8
dark brown
3
red
14
reddish brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
25
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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