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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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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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
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quadruple rastrum
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straightedge
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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 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 opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
single
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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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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
3
other
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
1
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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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
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
1
dark brown
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red
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yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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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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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Colour of notation: red
Colour of text: black
Painted initials type: plain initials
Ruling medium: straightedge
Separate text: no separate text
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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