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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
11
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
11
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
8
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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5
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5
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6
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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
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
single
8
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
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pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
6
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
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display script
2
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
4
blue
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
4
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
littera notabilior
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Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Pricking frequency: none visible
Colour of staves: brown
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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