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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Material
paper
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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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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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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 opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
3
single
7
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
1
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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humanistic
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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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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red
4
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
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occasionally
2
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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banner
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: double
Level of calligraphy music: high
Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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