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 (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
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
always
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n/a
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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
freehand
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printed staves
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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13
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4
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5
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6
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8
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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 score
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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
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
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5-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
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varies
1
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
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Material: paper
Pricking frequency: never
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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