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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Material
parchment
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Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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empty ruled staves on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Separate text: no separate text
Multiple texts: yes
Extra space: staves not ruled
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 8
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Other decoration frequency: often
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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