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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Austria
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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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occasionally
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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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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
9
Indentation for Initials
double
7
single
9
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
1
red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
6
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
9
blue
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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
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Colour of notation: dark brown
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Penned initials type: calligraphic
Planned initials frequency: normally
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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