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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Italy
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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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
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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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 single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
2
4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: none
Colour of staves: red
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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