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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Munich
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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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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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straightedge
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Number of staves
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7
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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 opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
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6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
5
single
14
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
9
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
12
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
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red
11
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Locations name: Mechelen
Material: paper
Number of staves: 4
Painted initials type: decorated with grotesque heads
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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