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
6
Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
parchment
6
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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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
5
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
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sometimes
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never
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often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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Borders size: partial borders: one-sided
Colour of notation: black
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 8
Physical type: choirbook
Production method: Manuscript
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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