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
7
Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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4
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5
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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 opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
6
3-part single page
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4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
French
7
German
2
Italian
4
Latin
5
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
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Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
Disposition of voice part: 3-part consecutive
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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