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 monophony and polyphony
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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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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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
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dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
19
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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8
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10
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21
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
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3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
6
quadruple
1
single
15
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
8
German
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Italian
5
Latin
19
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
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display script
13
hybrida
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
8
poor
2
very high
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Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
21
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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