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 (fragment)
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partbook (single)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
8
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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12
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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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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
3
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
7
single
9
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
11
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
1
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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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
5
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
5
blue
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
5
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
14
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 36 (olim H.C.44; = MaiM 61), c. 1515-31, All folios
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