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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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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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
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Disposition of Voice Parts
10-part opening
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19-part opening
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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
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
4
5-part single page
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6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
quadruple
1
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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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
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
numbers to indicate note lengths
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signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
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Italian
1
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
2
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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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
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Number of staves: 8
Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
Number of staves: 7
Monophonic notation: present
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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