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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upright
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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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normally
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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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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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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 opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part opening
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3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
3
6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
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none
5
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
4
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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French
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
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blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
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red
4
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
1
often
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rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
Filters applied
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Extra space: left between voice parts as part of grid
Level of calligraphy text: poor
Penned initials frequency: rarely
Presence absence of text: untexted
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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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