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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choirbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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4
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5
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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 score
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
6
3-part score
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3-part single page
3
4-part opening
6
4-part score
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4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
7
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Other decoration frequency: rarely
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Colour of text: brown
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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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