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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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
1
none visible
4
normally
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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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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
3
11
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4
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6
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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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2-part consecutive
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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
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3-part single page
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
2
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
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single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
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Flemish
1
French
5
German
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Italian
2
Latin
6
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Material exact%3apaper
Multiple texts: yes
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 52 (olim H.C.65; = MaiM 91), c. 1510 - after 1523, All folios
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