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
11
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
9
normally
2
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
10
dark brown
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
10
straightedge
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triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
2
6
10
7
7
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
16
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
15
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
8
pointers
4
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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Flemish
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French
10
German
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Italian
11
Latin
14
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
13
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
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textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
4
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
5
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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