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