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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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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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normally
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rarely
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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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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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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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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
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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
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
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staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
7
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
10
other
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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chant (square)
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full mensural
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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
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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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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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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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
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
4
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
16
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
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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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