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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paper (with parchment)
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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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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled
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staves not ruled on grid
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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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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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humanistic
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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often
1
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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often
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sometimes
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always
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never
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often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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littera notabilior
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Borders frequency: never
Colour of staves: black
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Multiple texts: no
Pricking frequency: always
Production method: Manuscript
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
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