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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Belgium
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
4
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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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4
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
6
4-part single page
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5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
2
quadruple
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single
6
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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poor
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very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
1
dark brown
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red
5
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
none visible
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
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flourished
2
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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littera notabilior
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Copy language name: Latin
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Number of staves: 10
Penned initials frequency: normally
Pricking frequency: none visible
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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