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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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 single page
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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 opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
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
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none
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
other
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
6
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
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pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
9
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
varies
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Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
2
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
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occasionally
1
rarely
2
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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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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often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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embellished final barline
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: brown
Colour of text: black
Type of script: cursive
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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