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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choirbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
5
parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
2
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
5
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
6
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
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Colour of Text
black
6
brown
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
2
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Production method: Manuscript
Number of staves: 7
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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