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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choirbook (fragment)
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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
oblong
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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5
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6
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Pricking frequency: never
Copy language name: Latin
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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