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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Great Britain
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
1
parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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
3
brown
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Ruling Medium
double 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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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
3
none
1
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
4
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Level of calligraphy text: high
Multiple texts: no
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Ruling medium: straightedge
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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