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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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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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4-part opening
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n/a
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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 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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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
German
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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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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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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
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Colour of staves: black
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Indentation for initials: none
Number of staves: 10
Production method: Manuscript
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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