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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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
none visible
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
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quadruple rastrum
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
10
3-part single page
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4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
5
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Latin
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
6
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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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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decorated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Colour of staves: black
Disposition of voice part: 7-part consecutive
Disposition of voice part: 8-part consecutive
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 13
Multiple texts: no
Level of calligraphy text: high
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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