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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partbook (single)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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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
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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often
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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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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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4
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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
3
2-part opening
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2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
5
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Painted initials frequency: normally
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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