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
7
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
3
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
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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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often
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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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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
7
2-part single page
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3-part opening
6
4-part opening
7
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
3
single
5
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
5
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
7
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
often
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Number of staves: 11
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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