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
5
Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with 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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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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7
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9
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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 score
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2-part single page
2
3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
1
French
2
Italian
2
Latin
5
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
4
dark brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Number of staves: 11
Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Physical format: upright
Ruling medium: double and single rastra
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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