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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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
5
parchment
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Format
oblong
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
4
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6
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7
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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
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
5
Italian
2
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
2
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
3
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: light brown
Indentation for initials: none
Locations name: Rome
Penned initials frequency: normally
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
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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