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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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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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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dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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 single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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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 opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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varies
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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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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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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
3
untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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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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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part consecutive
Indentation for initials: none
Material: paper
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 510 (= MaiM 4), c. 1513-19,
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