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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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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occasionally
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often
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
2
3-part opening
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4-part opening
12
4-part single page
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5-part opening
12
6-part opening
12
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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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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staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
6
roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
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Colour of Text
black
9
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
5
occasionally
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often
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rarely
6
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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