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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Belgium
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbooks (complete set)
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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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n/a
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never
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none visible
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normally
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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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
2
3-part opening
3
3-part score
1
4-part opening
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
1
single
6
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
n/a
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
2
rotonda
1
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
1
n/a
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
6
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 25 (olim H.C.51; = MaiM 69), c. 1520-4, All folios
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