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
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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red
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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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15
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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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 opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
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red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
3
brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Colour of notation: light brown
Production method: Manuscript
Number of staves: 10
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
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