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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Manuscript
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choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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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none visible
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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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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10
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11
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part single page
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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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5-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
dark brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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dark brown
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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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littera notabilior
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Copy language name: Latin
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Number of staves: 2
Penned initials frequency: sometimes
Planned initials frequency: often
Production method: Manuscript
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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