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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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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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
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
1
staves not ruled
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staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
3
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
4
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
10
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
10
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
10
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
often
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: dark brown
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Material: parchment
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
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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