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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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (fragment(s))
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partbook (single)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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
always
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never
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none visible
16
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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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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13
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4
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
3
7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
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single
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Language
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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
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fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
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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
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untexted
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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humanistic
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
5
red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
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
occasionally
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Copy language name: German
Material: paper
Number of staves: 8
Presence absence of text: varies
Pricking frequency: never
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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