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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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
6
parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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7
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12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
4-part opening
15
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
4
single
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triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
1
brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Monophonic notation exact%3aabsent
Monophonic notation: absent
Separate text: no separate text
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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