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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Austria
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
8
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
12
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
2
single
12
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
8
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
9
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
dark brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
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Number of staves: 4
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Material: parchment (with paper)
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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