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
6
Physical type
choirbook
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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)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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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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single rastrum
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10
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11
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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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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
4
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
quintuple
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
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variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
4
Italian
2
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
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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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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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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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light brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Number of staves: 11
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Penned initials frequency: rarely
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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