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
4
Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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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none visible
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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
10
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11
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6
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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 opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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French
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Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
3
brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 5-part consecutive
Number of staves: 17
Painted initials type: historiated
Penned initials frequency: sometimes
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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