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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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12
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4
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7
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8
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9
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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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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
3
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
4
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
3
display script
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
3
Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 4
Pricking frequency: none visible
Colour of staves: brown
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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