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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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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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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
10
dark brown
2
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
10
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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12
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3
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6
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9
2
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 consecutive
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3-part opening
11
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
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5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
10
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
7
other
3
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
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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none
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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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Copying of Text
Language
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Dutch
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
11
untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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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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reddish brown
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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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Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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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 decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Material: paper
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Type of notation: void mensural
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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