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
partbooks (complete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
3
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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 consecutive
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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none
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
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Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
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German
2
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
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Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
Penned Initials Type
Planned Initials Frequency
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Colour of text: black
Indentation for initials: none
Level of calligraphy music: poor
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Production method: Manuscript
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 5-9, c. 1510-1547, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
Oxford, Great Britain, Bodleian Library, [Printed Book] Arch. A.c.10, c.1510-20, 34-43
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