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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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
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single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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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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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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always
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normally
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occasionally
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Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 11
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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