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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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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 opening
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Indentation for Initials
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
1
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
poor
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
3
German
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Latin
3
Spanish
1
n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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light brown
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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
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy music: poor
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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