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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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
1
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
1
none
2
single
2
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
untexted
1
varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
1
very high
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Colour of Text
black
3
brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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