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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Italy
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Production method
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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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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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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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Latin
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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
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
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Colour of Text
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
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red
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yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Colour of staves: dark brown
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Number of staves: 6
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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