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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partbooks (complete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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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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never
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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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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
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3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
8
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
other
2
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
poor
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very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
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varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
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textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
poor
7
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
6
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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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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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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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Colour of staves: black
Level of calligraphy music: poor
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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