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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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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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
none visible
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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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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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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
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12
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
4
3-part opening
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3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
6
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
8
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
6
dark brown
4
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
poor
1
very high
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Colour of Text
black
4
brown
6
dark brown
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gold
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Copy language name: Latin
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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