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
19
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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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
8
none visible
5
normally
1
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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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
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
9
7-part consecutive
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7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
15
none
5
quadruple
1
single
15
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
1
dark brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
4
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
12
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
6
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 11
Physical type: choirbook
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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