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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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
dark brown
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red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
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Flemish
6
French
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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
5
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
red
3
reddish brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
3
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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signa congruentiae
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Colour of notation: brown
Colour of staves: black
Number of staves: 12
Number of staves: 5
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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