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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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper (with parchment)
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Format
oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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occasionally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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10
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6
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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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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
4
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
dark brown
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gold
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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
Dutch
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French
2
German
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Italian
3
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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often
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Level of calligraphy text: high
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
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