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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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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4-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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cursive
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cursive (German)
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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reddish brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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calligraphic with decoration
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Other decoration frequency: rarely
Painted initials frequency: never
Penned initials frequency: rarely
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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