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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choirbook (fragment)
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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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)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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gold
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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8
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9
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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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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
dark brown
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gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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full mensural
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void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
1
Italian
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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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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roman
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textura
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various
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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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dark brown
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gold
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
often
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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diagrams
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Colour of notation: black
Planned initials frequency: often
Physical type: choirbook
Disposition of voice part: 5-part consecutive
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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