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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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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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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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
6
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
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Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
10
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
1
dark red
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green
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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
4
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
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rarely
5
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
normally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Number of staves: 3
Number of staves: 5
Physical type: choirbook
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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