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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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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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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normally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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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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5-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
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none
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
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gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
French
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German
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Italian
5
Latin
6
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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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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cursive (italic)
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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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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Copy language name: Dutch
Monophonic notation: absent
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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