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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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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normally
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occasionally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
22
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
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4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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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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staves not ruled
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
3
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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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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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
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
11
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
15
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
1
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 13
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Penned initials frequency: occasionally
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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