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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partbook (single)
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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single
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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staves not ruled
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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French
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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occasionally
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rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Indentation for initials: single
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Painted initials frequency: occasionally
Penned initials type: flourished
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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