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)
1
partbook (single)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
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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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dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
12
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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14
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15
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16
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17
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2
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3
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10
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7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
7
quadruple
1
single
11
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
6
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
8
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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French
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German
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Italian
2
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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rotonda
1
textura
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various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
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very high
4
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
4
brown
6
grey
1
red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
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often
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
2
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Multiple texts: no
Physical format: upright
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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