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
4
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
3
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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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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12
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13
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3
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4
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
4
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
Colour of Text
black
4
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
Separate text: no separate text
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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