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 (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
4
5-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
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Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
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varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Monophonic notation: absent
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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