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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Material
paper
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parchment
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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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normally
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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
10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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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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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
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none
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single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
dark brown
3
red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
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void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
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brown
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dark brown
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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
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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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Number of staves: 14
Number of staves: 9
Pricking frequency: never
Type of notation: full mensural
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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