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
12
Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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
3
never
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none visible
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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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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Number of staves
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10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
3
quadruple
2
single
12
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
2
German
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
8
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
poor
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
12
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
3
littera notabilior
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plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
occasionally
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Number of staves: 8
Indentation for initials: single
Penned initials frequency: occasionally
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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